ܪܘܣܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology 1 edit
Internationalism as a substitute for the previous ܪܘܼܣ (rūs), from Ancient Greek Ῥῶς (Rhôs).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
ܪܘܼܣܝܼܵܐ • (rūsīyā) f
- Russia (The largest country in the world, a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)
- (historical) the USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Soviet Union
- Synonyms: ܚܘܼܝܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܛܢܵܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܣܘܿܒ݂ܝܹ̈ܛܵܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܡܫܵܘ̈ܬܦܵܢܵܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ḥuyyāḏā dquṭnāywāṯē sōḇyēṭāyāṯē mšāwtpānāyāṯē), ܚܘܼܝܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܣܘܿܒ݂ܝܹܛܵܝܵܐ (ḥuyyāḏā sōḇyēṭāyā)
Etymology 2 edit
From the above + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ܪܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ • (russāyā) (feminine ܪܘܼܣܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (rūsāyṯā), plural ܪ̈ܘܼܣܵܝܹܐ (rūsāyē))
- Russian (of, or pertaining to Russia)
Noun edit
ܪܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ • (russāyā) m sg (plural ܪ̈ܘܼܣܵܝܹܐ (rūsāyē), feminine ܪܘܼܣܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (rūsāyṯā))
- Russian (person from Russia)
Derived terms edit
- ܪܘܼܣܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (rūsāˀīṯ, “Russian language”)
- ܐܸܡܦܪܵܛܘܿܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܪܘܼܣܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (imprāṭōrūṯā rūsāyṯā, “Russian Empire”)