ܫܡܥܚܙܘܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Blend of ܫܸܡܥܵܐ (šimˁā, “hearing”) +‎ ܚܸܙܘܵܐ (ḥizwā, “vision”) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɪm.ʕə.xɪz.wɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܫܡܸܥܚܸܙܘܵܝܵܐ • (šmiˁḥizwāyā) (feminine ܫܡܸܥܚܸܙܘܵܝܬܵܐ (šmiˁḥizwāytā), plural ܫܡܸܥܚܸܙܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ (šmiˁḥizwāyē))

1. audiovisual (containing both aural and visual elements)

   ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܚܵܘܝܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ ܫܡܸܥܚܸܙܘܵܝܬܵܐ ܝܲܩܝܼܪܬܵܐ، ܡ̣ܢ ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬܹܐ ܡܸܬܬܙܝܼܥܵܢܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܘܙܸܡܪܵܐ ܘܪܵܒܵܐ ܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ.

   ˁḇīd lhōn mḥāwyānūtā šmiˁḥizwāytā yaqīrtā, min ṣūrātē mittzīˁānyātē w-zimrā w-rābā māwdˁānūtā.

   They made an amazing audiovisual presentation, with movies and music as well as plenty of information.

Derived terms

• ܫܸܡܥܚܸܙܘܵܐܝܼܬ (šimˁḥizwāˀīt, “audiovisually”)