ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܬܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ

ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ
Etymology
From Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra'él, “Israel”).
Proper noun
ܐܝܼܣܪܵܐܹܝܠ • (īsrāʾēl) f
- Israel (a country in Asia; official name: State of Israel)
- (historical) An ancient kingdom that occupied roughly the same area in ancient times.
- (historical) An ancient kingdom that occupied the northern part of this area, as distinct from Judah.
Proper noun
ܐܝܼܣܪܵܐܹܝܠ • (īsrāʾēl) m
- Israel (the Hebrew patriarch Jacob)
- Genesis 32:28
- ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܹܗ، «ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܦܵܝܹܫ ܩܸܪܝܵܐ ܫܸܡܘܼܟ݂ ܝܲܥܩܘܿܒ݂، ܐܸܠܵܐ ܐܝܼܣܪܵܐܹܝܠ؛ ܒܗ̇ܝ ܕܟܬܝܼܫ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܥܲܡ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܘܥܲܡ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܘܓ݂ܠܝܼܒ ܠܘܼܟ݂
- mīrēh, “ḥēnā lē pāyēš qiryā šimuḵ yaʿqoḇ, illā īsrāʾēl; b-ayā d-ktiš luḵ ʿam allāhā w-ʿam nāšē w-ḡlib luḵ
- He said, “no more shall your name be called Jacob, but Israel; because you have wrestled with God and with humans and have overcome”.
- Genesis 32:28
- a male given name from Hebrew
- a surname transferred from the given name
Derived terms
- ܐܝܼܣܲܪܠܵܝܵܐ (īsarlāyā, “Israelite; Israeli”)
- ܒܢܲܝ̈ ܐܝܼܣܪܵܐܹܝܠ (bnay īsrāʾēl, “Sons of Israel”)
Classical Syriac

ܬܪܥܣܪ ܫܒ̈ܛܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ
Alternative forms
- ܐܝܣܪܝܠ, ܝܣܪܐܠ, ܝܣܪܝܠ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔīsrɑ(ʔ)el/
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