ܪܗܘܡܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܪܗܘܡܢܝܐ
ܐܬܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܢܝܐ

Etymology 1

From Arabic رُومَانِيَا‎ (rūmāniyā), from Latin Romania. With an extra “ܗ݇” added to mirror the spelling of ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܹܐ‎ (romē, “Rome”) due to it being ambiguous with ܪܵܘܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ‎ (rāwmānāyā, “altitudinal”) in unvocalised writing.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [roːmɑːni.jɑː]

Proper noun

ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܝܼܵܐ • (romānīyā) f

  1. Romania (a country in Europe).
    ‏ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܝܼܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܒܘܼܟ݂ܵܪܹܣܬ.‎‎
    mdītā ārišḵāytā dromānīyā ìlāh buḵārēst.
    The capital of Romania is Bucharest.

Etymology 2

From the above + -ܝܐ‎ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [roːmɑːnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (romānāyā) (feminine ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ‎ (romānāytā), plural ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (romānāyē))

  1. Romanian (of, from, or pertaining to Romania, the Romanian culture, the Romanian people, or the Romanian language)

Noun

ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (romānāyā) m (plural ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (romānāyē), feminine ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ‎ (romānāytā))

  1. Romanian (A person from Romania or of Romanian descent)
Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ‎ (romānāʾīt, “Romanian language”)
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