ܙܥܘܪܐ ܘܪܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Literally, “small and large” or “young and old”. Compare the same in Akkadian ṣeḫer u rabi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [z(ə)ʕoːraː‿w‿rab.baː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [zoːra‿w‿rˤaːba]

Pronoun

ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ ܘܪܲܒܵܐ • (zˁōrā w-rabbā) (feminine ܙܥܘܿܪܬܵܐ ܘܪܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ (zˁōrtā w-rabṯā))

1. everyone; young and old; small and big

See also

• ܟܠܚܲܕ݇ (kulḥa)