ܦܪܢܓܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Persian فرنگ (farang, “Frank”), an appellation given originally by the Arabs to the French; and afterwards to all crusaders, Christians, or Europeans except those of the Ottoman Empire. Ultimately from Old French franc and Latin Francia.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈpraŋ.ɡəjɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ˈpran.d͡ʒəjɑː]

Proper noun

ܦܪܲܢܓܝܵܐ • (prangyā) f

  1. France (a country in Western Europe)
    Synonym: (official) ܩܘܼܛܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܬܵܐ (quṭnāyūṯā prangāytā)
    ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܦܪܲܢܓܝܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܦܵܪܝܼܣ.
    mḏītā ārišḵāytā d-prangyā ìlāh pārīs.
    The capital city of France is Paris.
  2. (archaic) Francia, Frankland, Frankish Empire
  3. (dated) Western world, especially Europe

Etymology 2

From the above + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [pranɡaːjaː]

Adjective

ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܵܐ • (prangāyā) (feminine ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܬܵܐ (prangāytā), plural ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܹܐ (prangāyē))

  1. French (of or pertaining to France, its culture, its people, or its language)
  2. Frankish (of or pertaining to the Franks)

Noun

ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܵܐ • (prangāyā) m sg (plural ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܹܐ (prangāyē), feminine ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܬܵܐ (prangāytā))

  1. French, Frenchman (person from France or of French descent)
Inflection
Inflection of ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܵܐ (prangāyā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܝܼ
(prangāyī)		 ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܲܢ
(prangāyan)
construct ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝ
(prangāy)		 2nd person ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܘܼܟ݂
(prangāyūḵ)		 ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ
(prangāyāḵ)		 ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(prangāyāwḵōn)
emphatic ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܵܐ
(prangāyā)		 3rd person ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܹܗ
(prangāyēh)		 ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܵܗ̇
(prangāyāh)		 ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܗܘܿܢ
(prangāyhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܝܼ
(prangāyī)		 ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܲܢ
(prangāyan)
construct ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܲܝ
(prangāyay)		 2nd person ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܘܼܟ݂
(prangāyūḵ)		 ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ
(prangāyāḵ)		 ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(prangāyāwḵōn)
emphatic ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܹܐ
(prangāyē)		 3rd person ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܘܼܗܝ
(prangāyūh)		 ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܘܿܗ̇
(prangāyōh)		 ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܗܘܿܢ
(prangāyhōn)

Derived terms
  • ܦܪܲܢܓܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (prangāˀīṯ, “French language”)
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