ܐܢܢܩܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνάγκη (anánkē, “necessity”) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ɑːnan.qɑːjɑː]
Adjective
ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܵܐ • (ānanqāyā) (feminine ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܬܵܐ (ānanqāytā), plural ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ānanqāyē))
- important, significant
- ܝܘܼܠܦܵܢܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܓܲܘ ܗܵܢܵܐ ܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ.
- yulpānā ṭāḇā kabīrā ānanqāyā ìlēh gaw hānā aṯrā.
- A good education is very important in this country.
Derived terms
- ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ānanqāyūṯā, “importance”)
- ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ānanqāˀīṯ, “importantly”)