ܐܘܣܛܪܠܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [us.tˤraː.li.jaː]
Proper noun
ܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܝܼܵܐ • (usṭraliya) f
- Australia: A country in Oceania. Official name: Commonwealth of Australia.
- (geology) The continent of Australia-New Guinea.
Synonyms
- (continent): ܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܵܣܝܼܵܐ (usṭrālāsīyā, “Australasia”), ܐܘܼܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܝܼܵܐ (uqyānōsīyā, “Oceania”), ܡܹܓܵܢܝܼܣܝܼܵܐ (mēgānīsīyā, “Meganesia”), ܣܵܗܘܼܠ (sāhūl, “Sahul”)
Etymology 2
From ܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܝܼܵܐ (ܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܝܼܵܐ, “Australia”) + the attributive adjective ending -ܝܐ (-aya).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [us.tˤraː.la.jaː]
Noun
ܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܵܝܵܐ • (usṭralaya) m (feminine ܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܵܝܬܵܐ (usṭralayta), masculine plural ܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ (usṭralaye), feminine plural ܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܵܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (usṭralyate))
- Australian: A person from the country of Australia or of Australian descent.
- A person from the continent of Australia.
Adjective
ܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܵܝܵܐ • (usṭralaya) m (feminine ܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܵܝܬܵܐ (usṭralayta), masculine plural ܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ (usṭralaye), feminine plural ܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܵܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (usṭralyate))
- Australian: Of, from, or pertaining to Australia, the Australian culture or Australian people.
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