ܪܡܙܐ ܚܒܠܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܪܡܙܐ ܚܒܠܝܐ

Etymology

Partial calque of English barcode, from ܪܸܡܙܵܐ (rimzā, “code”) +‎ ܚܲܒ݂ܠܵܝܵܐ (ḥaḇlāyā, “of rope/cord”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [rɪm.zɑː‿xoːlɑːjɑː]

Noun

ܪܸܡܙܵܐ ܚܲܒ݂ܠܵܝܵܐ • (rimzā ḥaḇlāyā) m sg (plural ܪܸ̈ܡܙܹܐ ܚܲܒ݂ܠܵܝܵܐ (rimzē ḥaḇlāyā))

1. barcode (set of machine-readable parallel bars)

   ܒܲܕܸܩ ܠܹܗ ܪܸܡܙܵܐ ܚܲܒ݂ܠܵܝܵܐ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܦܵܠܛܹܬ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܹܝܬ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ.

   baddiq lēh rimzā ḥaḇlāyā d-īlēh ˁal ktāḇā min qam pālṭēt min bēt arkē.

   Scan the barcode on the book before you leave the library.

Derived terms

• ܩܵܪܝܵܢ ܪܸܡܙܵܐ ܚܲܒ݂ܠܵܝܵܐ (qāryān rimzā ḥaḇlāyā, “barcode reader”)