ܙܕܩܐ ܐܢܫܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [zɪð.qɑː‿nɑːʃɑːjɑː]

Noun

ܙܸܕ݂ܩܵܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܝܵܐ • (ziḏqā nāšāyām sg (plural ܙܸܕ݂ܩܹ̈ܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ziḏqē nāšāyē))

  1. human right, a basic right that all people should be guaranteed.
    ܗ̇ܘ ܥܵܒ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ ܕܙܸܕ݂ܩܹ̈ܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܝܠܹܗ.
    awa ˁāḇōḏānāyā d-ziḏqē nāšāyē ìlēh.
    He is a human rights activist.

Usage notes

  • The plural forms are far more common than the singular forms.
  • ܙܸܕ݂ܩܹ̈ܐ ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ziḏqē ḥawṯānāyē, animal rights)
  • ܙܸܕ݂ܩܹ̈ܐ ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ziḏqē mḏīnāyē, civil rights)