ܪܘܣܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܪܘܼܣܝܼܵܐ
ܐܵܬܵܐ ܕܪܘܼܣܝܼܵܐ

Alternative forms

  • (archaic) ܪܘܼܣ (rus)

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Ρωσσία (Rōssía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rʊˈsi.jaː]

Adjective

ܪܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ (rusaya) m (feminine ܪܘܼܣܵܝܬܵܐ (rusayta), plural ܪܘܼܣܵܝܹ̈ܐ (rusaye))

  1. Russian: Of or pertaining to Russia
  2. (dated) Of or pertaining to the Soviet Union.
  3. (dated) Of or pertaining to Rus.

Noun

ܪܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ (rusaya) m (feminine ܪܘܼܣܵܝܬܵܐ (rusayta), plural ܪܘܼܣܵܝܹ̈ܐ (rusaye))

  1. Russian: A person from Russia, or an ethnic Russian
  2. (dated) A person from the Soviet Union.

Proper noun

ܪܘܼܣܝܼܵܐ (rusiya) f

  1. Russia: A country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. The country extends from the Gulf of Finland to the Pacific Ocean, and was part of the USSR from 1922 to 1991. Co-official name: Russian Federation, formerly the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR).
  2. (historical, informal) The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics:
  3. (historical) The Russian Empire.
  4. (historical, dated) Rus: the medieval East Slavic state.
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