ܦܪܢܓܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Persian فرنگ (farang, “Frank”), an appellation given originally by the Arabs to the French; and afterwards to all crusaders, Christians, or Europeans except those of the Ottoman Empire. Ultimately from Old French franc and Latin Francia.
Alternative forms edit
- ܦܪܲܢܣܵܐ (pransā)
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
ܦܪܲܢܓܝܵܐ • (prangyā) f
- France (a country in Western Europe)
- Synonym: (official) ܩܘܼܛܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܬܵܐ (quṭnāyūṯā prangāytā)
- ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܦܪܲܢܓܝܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܦܵܪܝܼܣ.
- mḏītā ārišḵāytā d-prangyā ìlāh pārīs.
- The capital city of France is Paris.
- (archaic) Francia, Frankland, Frankish Empire
- (dated) Western world, especially Europe
Etymology 2 edit
From the above + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).
Alternative forms edit
- ܦܪܲܢܣܵܝܵܐ (pransāyā)
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܵܐ • (prangāyā) (feminine ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܬܵܐ (prangāytā), plural ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܹܐ (prangāyē))
- French (of or pertaining to France, its culture, its people, or its language)
- Frankish (of or pertaining to the Franks)
Noun edit
ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܵܐ • (prangāyā) m sg (plural ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܹܐ (prangāyē), feminine ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܬܵܐ (prangāytā))
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܵܐ (prangāyā)
number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||||
singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܝܼ (prangāyī) |
ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܲܢ (prangāyan) | ||
construct | ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝ (prangāy) |
2nd person | ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (prangāyūḵ) |
ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (prangāyāḵ) |
ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (prangāyāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܵܐ (prangāyā) |
3rd person | ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܹܗ (prangāyēh) |
ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܵܗ̇ (prangāyāh) |
ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܗܘܿܢ (prangāyhōn) | ||
plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܝܼ (prangāyī) |
ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܲܢ (prangāyan) | ||
construct | ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܲܝ (prangāyay) |
2nd person | ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (prangāyūḵ) |
ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (prangāyāḵ) |
ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (prangāyāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܹܐ (prangāyē) |
3rd person | ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܘܼܗܝ (prangāyūh) |
ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܘܿܗ̇ (prangāyōh) |
ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܗܘܿܢ (prangāyhōn) |
Derived terms edit
- ܦܪܲܢܓܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (prangāˀīṯ, “French language”)