ܓܙܐܝܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر‎ (al-jazāʾir, “the islands”), the broken plural of جَزِيرَة‎ (jazīra, “island”), referring to the several small islands that once existed in the Bay of Algiers.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡaːzāːʔir]

Proper noun

ܓܲܙܵܐܝܼܪ (gāzaʾir) f

  1. Algeria (a country in north Africa; official name: People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria)

Derived terms
  • ܓܲܙܵܐܝܼܪܢܵܝܵܐ‎ (gāzaʾirnaya, “Algerian”)
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