ܝܘܠܦܢ ܟܘܟܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Internationalism literally, “science of stars”, possible calque of Arabic عِلْم الفَلَك (ʕilm al-falak).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [jul.pɑːn‿kɑw.xəweː]

Noun

ܝܘܼܠܦܵܢ ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ • (yulpān kāwḵḇē) m

1. astronomy (study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere)

   Synonym: ܡܡܲܠܠܘܼܬ݂ ܟܲܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mmallūṯ kawḵḇē)

   ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܬ݂ܵܐ، ܒܲܪܢܵܫܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܕܲܪܸܫ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܝܘܼܠܦܵܢ ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܕܦܲܪܡܝܼ ܙܵܘܥܵܐ ܕܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܘܦܲܠܝܼ̈ܛܹܐ.

   min qamṯā, barnāšā kē darriš wā yulpān kāwḵḇē d-parmī zāwˁā d-kāwḵḇē w-palīṭē.

   Since ancient times, humans have studied astronomy to understand the movements of planets and stars.

Related terms

• ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (kāwḵḇānāyā)