ܪܗܘܡܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Arabic رُومَانِيَا (rūmāniyā), from Latin Romania. With an extra “ܗ݇” added to mirror the spelling of ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܹܐ (rōmē, Rome) due to it being ambiguous with ܪܵܘܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (rāwmānāyā, altitudinal) in unvocalised writing.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [roːˈmɑːni.jɑː]

Proper noun

ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܝܼܵܐ • (rōmānīyā) f

  1. Romania (a country in Europe).
    ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܝܼܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܒܘܼܟ݂ܵܪܹܣܬ.
    mḏītā ārišḵāyṯā drōmānīyā ìlāh būḵārēst.
    The capital of Romania is Bucharest.

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [roːmɑːˈnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (rōmānāyā) (feminine ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (rōmānāyṯā), plural ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܹܐ (rōmānāyē))

  1. Romanian (of, from, or pertaining to Romania, the Romanian culture, the Romanian people, or the Romanian language)

Noun

ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (rōmānāyā) m (plural ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܹܐ (rōmānāyē), feminine ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (rōmānāyṯā))

  1. Romanian (A person from Romania or of Romanian descent)
Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (rōmānāˀīṯ, Romanian language)
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