ܫܠܝܛܘܬ ܡܟܬܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܠ ܛ (š l ṭ)
6 terms

Etymology

Calque of French bureaucratie, from ܫܲܠܝܼܛܘܼܬ (šalīṭūt, “rule of”) +‎ ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ (maḵtḇā, “bureau, office”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃa.liːtˤutː‿max.təwɑː]

Noun

ܫܲܠܝܼܛܘܼܬ ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ • (šalīṭūt maḵtḇā) f (plural ܫܲܠܝܼܛܘܵܬ̈ ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ (šalīṭwāt maḵtḇā))

1. bureaucracy (government by bureaus or system of administration)

   Synonym: ܒܝܼܪܘܿܩܪܵܛܝܼܵܐ (bīrōqrāṭīyā)

Derived terms

• ܫܲܠܝܼܛܘܼܬ ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (šalīṭūt maḵtḇāˀīṯ, “bureaucratically”)

Related terms

• ܫܲܠܝܼܛ ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ (šalīṭ maḵtḇā, “bureaucrat, bureaucratic”)