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alma ܐܵܠܡܵܐ

alma is the Assyrian word for people, society — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.

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Meaning

  1. people, society, population, inhabitants

Examples

et-alma
ܐܸܬ ܐܵܠܡܵܐ
public
b-danet keta alma k-azelva karmane
ܒ ܕܵܢܸܬ ܩܹܛܵܐ ܐܵܠܡܵܐ ܟ ܐܵܙܸܠܘܵܐ ܟܵܪܡܵܢܸܐ
In the summer the people used to go to the orchards

Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 88.

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