ܓܘ ܐܡܐܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Literally, “From inside the hundred”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ɡɑw.‿ʔɪmməʔɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [d͡ʒuː‿ʔɪm.mɑː]

Adverb

ܓܲܘ ܐܸܡܐܵܐ • (gaw imˀā)

  1. percent
    ܚܲܡܫܝܼܢ ܓܲܘ ܐܸܡܐܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܦܲܠܓܵܐ، ܘܥܸܣܪܝܼܢ ܓܲܘ ܐܸܡܐܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܚܘܼܡܫܵܐ.
    ḥamšīn gaw imˀā ìlēh palgā, w-ˁisrīn gaw imˀā ìlēh ḥumšā.
    Fifty percent is a half, twenty percent is a fifth.
    ܗܵܫܵܐ، ܒܠܚܘܿܕ݂ ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܐܸܡܐܵܐ ܕܐܵܬ݂ܘܿܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܒܥܵܠܡܵܐ ܒܸܥܡܵܪܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܓܲܘ ܥܝܼܪܵܩ.
    hāšā, blḥōḏ tlāṯā gāw imˀā d-āṯōrāyē bˁālmā biˁmārā ìnā gaw ˁīrāq.
    Currently, only three percent of Assyrians worldwide live in Iraq.

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