ܦܪܣܢܘܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Neologism from the construct form of ܦܪܵܣܵܐ (prāsā, “extension”) +‎ ܢܲܘܠܵܐ (nawlā, “web”), originally published in a 2006 dictionary/phrasebook by Nicholas Awde, Nineb Lamassu, and Nicholas Al-Jeloo as a substitute for the more common Anglicism ܐܸܢܛܲܪܢܹܛ (inṭarnēṭ), and later by Bailis Yamlikha Shamun in a 2020 dictionary.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [prɑsːnaw.lɑː]

Proper noun

ܦܪܵܣܢܲܘܠܵܐ • (prāsnawlā) m

1. The Internet

Derived terms

• ܦܪܵܣܢܲܘܠܵܐ ܬܹܒ݂ܹܝܠܵܝܵܐ (prāsnawlā tēḇēlāyā)