ܓܘܬܬ ܛܘܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܓܘܬܬ ܛܘܣܐ

Etymology

Calque of English volleyball or Arabic كُرَة اَلْطَّائِرَة (kurat aṭ-ṭāʔira).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡuttaθ.‿tˤaw.sɑː]

Noun

ܓܘܼܬܲܬ݂ ܛܲܘܣܵܐ • (guttaṯ ṭawsā) f (plural ܓܘܼܬܵܬ݂̈ ܛܲܘܣܵܐ (guttāṯ ṭawsā))

1. (uncountable) volleyball
2. (countable) a volleyball

Derived terms

• ܡܛܲܝܠܵܢ ܓܘܼܬܲܬ݂ ܛܲܘܣܵܐ (mṭaylān guttaṯ ṭawsā, “volleyball player; volleyballer”)