ܒܝܠܕܪܘܬܐ ܐܠܝܩܛܪܘܢܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Calque of English email, from ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܘܼܬܵܐ (bīldārūtā, “mail”) +‎ ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ (ilīqaṭrōnāytā, “electronic”). Coined by Bailis Yamlikha Shamun and first published in a 2014 dictionary, as a substitute for the more common Anglicism ܐܝܼܡܲܝܠ (īmayl).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [bilːdɑːruːtɑː‿ɪliːqa.tˤro.neːtɑː]

Noun

ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܘܼܬܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ • (bīldārūtā ilīqaṭrōnāytā) f

1. (Internet) electronic mail, email (system for transferring messages from one computer to another)

   ܗ̇ܘ ܩܵܡ ܫܲܕܸܪܝܼ ܒܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܕܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܘܼܬܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ ܬܸܡܵܠ.

   awa qām šaddirī b-urḥā d-bīldārūtā ilīqaṭrōnāytā timmāl.

   He sent me his details via email yesterday.

See also

• ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ (iggartā ilīqaṭrōnāytā, “email message”)
• ܡܚܵܘܝܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ (mḥāwyānītā ilīqaṭrōnāytā, “e-mail address”)