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))

  1. 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)