ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ

Assyrian Neo-Aramiac

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔɑːlɪkˈsan.droːs]

Proper noun

ܐܵܠܸܟܣܲܢܕܪܘܿܣ • (āliksandrōs) m

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexander
    ܐܵܠܸܟܣܲܢܕܪܘܿܣ ܪܲܒܵܐ ― āliksandrōs rabbā ― Alexander the Great
  2. a surname transferred from the given name
  • ܐܵܠܸܟܣܲܢܕܪܝܼܵܐ (āliksandrīyā)
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