ܙܝܠܢܕܐ ܚܕܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܙܝܼܠܵܢܕܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ
ܐܵܬܵܐ ܕܙܝܼܠܵܢܕܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ

Alternative forms
  • ܢܝܘܼܙܝܼܠܵܢܕܵܐ‎ (nyuzīlanda)

Etymology

Calque of English New Zealand

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ziːlan.daː xad.taː]

Proper noun

ܙܝܼܠܵܢܕܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ (zīlanda ḳadta) f

  1. New Zealand: A country in Oceania, to the east of Australia‎.
  2. The islands of New Zealand, especially the North Island, South Island and nearby coastal islands.
  3. The Realm of New Zealand, including the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau and the Ross Dependency.
  • ܢܝܘܼܙܝܼܠܵܢܕܵܝܵܐ‎ (nyuzīlandaya, “New Zealander”)
  • ܟܝܼܘܝܼ‎ (kiwi, “Kiwi”)
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