ܝܡܐ ܚܘܪܐ ܡܨܥܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܝܡܐ ܚܘܪܐ ܡܨܥܝܐ

Etymology

ܝܵܡܵܐ‎ (yama, “sea”) +‎ ܚܘܵܪܵܐ‎ (ḳwara, “white”) +‎ ܡܸܨܥܵܝܵܐ‎ (miṣʿaya, “middle”), literally “the middle white sea”.

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [yɑːmɑː xwɑːrɑː misˤ.ʕaːjaː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [yɑːmɑː xwɑːrɑː misˤ.ʕaːjaː]

Proper noun

ܝܵܡܵܐ ܚܘܵܪܵܐ ܡܸܨܥܵܝܵܐ (yama ḳwara miṣʿaya) m

  1. Mediterranean Sea: The sea between Europe and Africa.
    Synonyms: ܝܵܡܵܐ ܡܸܨܥܵܝܵܐ‎, (obsolete) ܝܵܡܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ‎
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