ܣܘܪܐܝܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܣܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ (surrāyā, “Assyrian”) +‎ -ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-īṯ, the language suffix). Compare Classical Syriac ܣܘܪܝܐܝܬ (suryāʾīṯ) and Turoyo ܣܘܪܰܝܬ (surayt).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [suːraːʔiːθ]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [suːrɪt.]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [suːrɪθ], [suːraθ]

Proper noun

ܣܘܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (sūrāˀīṯ) m

1. Syriac, Assyrian, Suret, Surayt, any of the Aramaic dialects spoken by ethnic Assyrians

References

• “Sureth”, in Beth Mardutho‎^[1] (in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), (Can we date this quote?): “The term Sureth (< surāʾith ‘in Syriac’) refers to a number of North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic dialects”
• “Search Entry”, in www.assyrianlanguages.org‎^[2] (in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), 2023 February 1 (last accessed)