ܫܒܛܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܫܲܒ݂ܛܵܐ (šaḇṭā, tribe) + ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ānāyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʃav.tˤɑːnɑːjɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʃoːtˤɑːnɑːjɑː]
  • (Urmain) IPA(key): [ʃav.tˤɑːnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܫܲܒ݂ܛܵܢܵܝܵܐ (šaḇṭānāyā) (feminine ܫܲܒ݂ܛܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (šaḇṭānāytā), plural ܫܲܒ݂ܛܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (šaḇṭānāyē))

  1. tribal, racial, clannish

Noun

ܫܲܒ݂ܛܵܢܵܝܵܐ (šaḇṭānāyā) m (plural ܫܲܒ݂ܛܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (šaḇṭānāyē), feminine ܫܲܒ݂ܛܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (šaḇṭānāytā))

  1. sectarian, chauvinist
  2. Separatist Assyrian (Assyrian who separates on the basis of tribe, dialect, town, or region)

Inflection

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