ܡܕܢܚܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root
ܕ ܢ ܚ (d n ḥ)
5 terms

Etymology

From ܡܲܕܢܚܵܐ (madnḥā, “east”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [mad.ən.xɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܡܲܕܢܚܵܝܵܐ • (madnḥāyā) (feminine ܡܲܕܢܚܵܝܬܵܐ (madnḥāytā), plural ܡܲܕܢܚܵܝܹ̈ܐ (madnḥāyē))

  1. eastern, oriental
    Antonym: ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ (maˁrḇāyā)

Noun

ܡܲܕܢܚܵܝܵܐ • (madnḥāyā) m (plural ܡܲܕܢܚܵܝܹ̈ܐ (madnḥāyē), feminine ܡܲܕܢܚܵܝܬܵܐ (madnḥāytā))

  1. easterner
  2. Eastern Assyrian; an Assyrian from the eastern part of Assyria who speaks in the Eastern dialect of Assyrian

Proper noun

ܡܲܕܢܚܵܝܵܐ • (madnḥāyā) m

  1. Eastern Syriac script
    Synonym: ܣܘܵܕܵܝܵܐ (swādāyā)
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