ܫܘܝܨܪܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܫܘܝܼܨܵܐ (šwīṣā, “Switzerland”) and German Schweizer +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʃəwisˤːrɑːjɑː], [ʃəwajsˤ.rɑːjɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʃəvajsˤ.rɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܫܘܝܼܨܪܵܝܵܐ or ܫܘܲܝܨܪܵܝܵܐ • (šwīṣrāyā or šwayṣrāyā) (feminine ܫܘܝܼܨܪܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (šwīṣrāyṯā), plural ܫܘܝܼܨܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (šwīṣrāyē))

  1. Swiss (of, from, or pertaining to Switzerland or its people)

Noun

ܫܘܝܼܨܪܵܝܵܐ or ܫܘܲܝܨܪܵܝܵܐ • (šwīṣrāyā or šwayṣrāyā) m sg (plural ܫܘܝܼܨܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (šwīṣrāyē), feminine ܫܘܝܼܨܪܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (šwīṣrāyṯā))

  1. Swiss (person from Switzerland or of Swiss descent)
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