ܐܢܓܠܝܣܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Arabic إِنْجْلِيز (ʔinglīz, literally Englishmen collectively) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔɪŋ.ɡliːsɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܐ • (inglīsāyā) (feminine ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܬܵܐ (inglīsāytā), plural ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܹ̈ܐ (inglīsāyē))

  1. English (of, from, or pertaining to England, the English culture, the English language or English people)

Noun

ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܐ • (inglīsāyā) m (plural ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܹ̈ܐ (inglīsāyē), feminine ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܬܵܐ (inglīsāytā))

  1. Englishman (A person from England or of English descent)

Inflection

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