ܡܝܠܛܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܡܝܼܠܹܛܹܐ (mīlēṭē, “Malta”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [miːleːˈtˤɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܝܵܐ • (mīlēṭāyā) (feminine ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܝܬܵܐ (mīlēṭāytā), plural ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܝܹ̈ܐ (mīlēṭāyē))

1. Maltese (of, from, or pertaining to Malta)

Noun

ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܝܵܐ • (mīlēṭāyā) m sg (plural ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܝܹ̈ܐ (mīlēṭāyē), feminine ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܝܵܐ (mīlēṭāyā))

1. Maltese (A person from Malta or of Maltese descent)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܝܵܐ (mīlēṭāyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܝܝܼ (mīlēṭāyī)		ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܝܲܢ (mīlēṭāyan)
	construct	ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܝ (mīlēṭāy)	2nd person	ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (mīlēṭāyūḵ)	ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (mīlēṭāyāḵ)	ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mīlēṭāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܝܵܐ (mīlēṭāyā)	3rd person	ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܝܹܗ (mīlēṭāyēh)	ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܝܵܗ̇ (mīlēṭāyāh)	ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܝܗܘܿܢ (mīlēṭāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܝܝܼ̈ (mīlēṭāyī)		ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܝܲܢ̈ (mīlēṭāyan)
	construct	ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܝܲܝ̈ (mīlēṭāyay)	2nd person	ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mīlēṭāyūḵ)	ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mīlēṭāyāḵ)	ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mīlēṭāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܝܹ̈ܐ (mīlēṭāyē)	3rd person	ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mīlēṭāyūh)	ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mīlēṭāyōh)	ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mīlēṭāyhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (mīlēṭāˀīṯ, “Maltese language”)