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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