ܙܥܘܪܐ ܘܪܒܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, small and large” or “young and old. Compare the same in Akkadian ṣeḫer u rabi.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [z(ə)ʕoːraː‿w‿rab.baː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [zoːra‿w‿rˤaːba]

Pronoun[edit]

ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ ܘܪܲܒܵܐ (zˁōrā w-rabbā) (feminine ܙܥܘܿܪܬܵܐ ܘܪܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ (zˁōrtā w-rabṯā))

  1. everyone; young and old; small and big

See also[edit]