ܒܝܬ ܛܘܣܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Literally, “House of flight”.
Pronunciation
Noun
ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܛܲܘܣܵܐ • (bēṯ ṭawsā) m (plural ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܛܲܘܣܵܐ (bāttay ṭawsā))
- airport, airfield, aerodrome (area designated for the takeoff and landing of an aircraft)
- Synonym: ܠܡܹܐܢܵܐ ܐܵܐܲܪܵܝܵܐ (lmēnā āˀarrāyā)
- ܐܵܦ ܓܵܙܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܛܲܘܣܵܐ، ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܙܥܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ ܡܸܢ ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܛܲܘܣܵܐ ܒܲܝܢܲܝ ܐܘܼܡܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ ܕܐܵܪܹܫܟ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ.
- āp gāzrāṯā īṯ lhōn bāttay ṭawsā, yatīr zˁōrē min bēṯ ṭawsā baynay umṯānāyā d-ārēšḵāytā.
- The islands have airports too, smaller than the international airport of the capital.
Derived terms
- ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܛܲܘܣܵܐ ܐܘܼܚܕܵܢܵܝܵܐ (bēṯ ṭawsā uḥdānāyā, “domestic airport”)
- ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܛܲܘܣܵܐ ܒܲܝܢܲܝ ܐܘܼܡܬܵܢܵܝܵܐ (bēṯ ṭawsā baynay umtānāyā, “international airport”)