ܫܠܝܛܘܬ ܡܟܬܒܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
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))
- 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”)