ܐܠܦܒܝܬ

See also: ܐܠܦ-ܒܝܬ‎

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms
  • ܐܵܠܲܦ ܒܹܝܬ݂‎ (ālap bēṯ)

Etymology

Simple compound of ܐܵܠܲܦ‎ (ālap, “Alaph, the first letter of the Syriac alphabet.”) +‎ ܒܹܝܬ݂‎ (bēṯ, “Beth, the second letter of the Syriac alphabet.”)

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔɑːlap.‿beːθ.]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʔɑːlap.‿beːθ]
  • (Tyari) IPA(key): [ʔɑːlap.‿beːθ.]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔallap.‿biːt.]

Noun

ܐܵܠܲܦܒܹܝܬ݂ • (ālapbēṯ) m

  1. alphabet (the set of letters used when writing in a language)
    Synonym: ܐܲܒܓܲܕ‎ (abgad, “Abjad, Alphabet”)
    ‏ܐܵܠܲܦܒܹܝܬ݂ ܣܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܹܗ ܥܸܣܪܝܼܢ ܘܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ܐܵܬܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ.‎‎
    ālapbēṯ sūrāyā īṯ lēh ˁisrīn w-tartēn ātwātē.
    The Assyrian alphabet has twenty-four letters.

Derived terms
  • ܥܲܠ ܐܵܠܲܦܒܹܝܬ݂‎ (ˁal ālapbēṯ, “alphabetically”)
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