ܬܪܝܢܝ ܠܫܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [traj.jɑːnɑːj.‿lɪʃ.ʃɑːneː]

Adjective

ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܝ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ • (trayyānāy liššānē) (feminine ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܝܲܬ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ (trayyānāyat liššānē), plural ܬܪ̈ܲܝܵܢܵܝܲܝ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ (trayyānāyay liššānē))

1. bilingual, diglot, two-tongued (having the ability to speak two languages)
2. bilingual (spoken or written in two different languages)

   ܟܠ ܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܵܐ ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܬܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ ܠܵܗ̇ ܦܘܼܫܵܩ ܡܸܠܹ̈ܐ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܝ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ.

   Every Assyrian school contains a bilingual dictionary

3. bilingual (characterized by the use or presence of two languages)

   ܫܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܐܵܫܘܿܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܒܓܵܠܘܼܬܵܐ ܣܢܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܠܝܘܼܠܦܵܢܵܐ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܝ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ.

   Assyrian children in the diaspora are in need of a bilingual education.

4. gossiping

Noun

ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܝ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ • (trayyānāy liššānē) m sg (plural ܬܪ̈ܲܝܵܢܵܝܲܝ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ (trayyānāyay liššānē), feminine ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܝܲܬ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ (trayyānāyat liššānē))

1. bilingual (person who is able to use two languages)

   ܪܵܒܵܐ ܐܵܫܘܿܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܒܓܵܠܘܼܬܵܐ ܬܪ̈ܲܝܵܢܵܝܲܝ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ.

   rābā āšōrāyē b-gālūtā trayyānāyay liššānē ìnā.

   Many Assyrians in the diaspora are bilinguals.

2. gossiper