ܙܕܩܐ ܐܢܫܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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

Noun

ܙܸܕ݂ܩܵܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܝܵܐ‎ • (ziḏqā nāšāyā) m 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”)
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