ܩܛܠ ܥܡܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Alternative forms
- ܩܛܲܠܥܲܡܵܐ (qṭalˁammā)
Etymology
Literally, “killing of a nation”, a neologism as a partial calque of Latin genocīdium.
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [qətˤal.‿ʕammɑː]
Noun
ܩܛܲܠ ܥܲܡܵܐ • (qṭal ˁammā) m (plural ܩܸܛܠܲܝ̈ ܥܲܡܵܐ (qiṭlay ˁammā) or ܩܸܛܠܲܝ̈ ܥܲܡܡܹ̈ܐ (qiṭlay ˁammē))
- genocide
- Synonym: ܡܣܝܼܦܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (msīpānūṯā)