ܢܒܓܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Partial calque of French petit-fils
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܢܵܒ݂ܓܵܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ • (nāḇgā zˁōrā) m (plural ܢܵܒ݂ܓܹ̈ܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ (nāḇgē zˁōrē), feminine ܢܵܒ݂ܓܬܵܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܬܵܐ (nāḇgtā zˁōrtā))
- great-grandson (the son of one's grandchild)
Usage notes
[edit]Additional instances of “ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ (zˁōrā)” at the end can be prepended to the term, each indicating one further generation of ancestry. For large numbers of generations a number can be substituted, for example, “ܢܵܒ݂ܓܵܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ (“four-times-great-grandson”)”
Antonyms
[edit]- ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ (sāḇā rabbā, “great-grandfather”)