ܐܡܝܪܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܐ ܡ ܪ (ˀ m r)
4 terms

Etymology 1

From ܐܲܡܝܼܪܵܐ (amīrā, Emir) + -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (amīrūṯā) f (plural ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (amīrwāṯē))

  1. emirate (country ruled by an emir)
Inflection

Etymology 2

From Arabic الْإِمَارَات (al-ʔimārāt).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ • (amīrwāṯē) f pl

  1. (informal) United Arab Emirates, short for ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܥܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܡܚܲܝ̈ܕܵܬ݂ܹܐ (amīrwāṯē ˁarḇāyāṯē mḥaydāṯē).
Usage notes
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic speakers often treat this term as grammatically feminine singular, because most countries and cities are feminine. However, the grammatically correct way to treat this term is if it is feminine plural.
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