ܒܝܬ ܛܘܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Literally, House of flight.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [beθː‿tˤɑw.sɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [betː‿tˤoːsɑː]

Noun

ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܛܲܘܣܵܐ • (bēṯ ṭawsām (plural ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܛܲܘܣܵܐ (bāttay ṭawsā))

  1. 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)