ܐܘܣܛܪܠܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܝܼܵܐ

ܐܵܬܵܐ ܕܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܝܼܵܐ

Etymology 1

From English Australia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [us.tˤraː.li.jaː]

Proper noun

ܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܝܼܵܐ • (usṭraliya) f

2. Australia: A country in Oceania. Official name: Commonwealth of Australia.
4. (geology) The continent of Australia-New Guinea.

Synonyms

• (continent): ܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܵܣܝܼܵܐ (usṭrālāsīyā, “Australasia”), ܐܘܼܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܝܼܵܐ (uqyānōsīyā, “Oceania”), ܡܹܓܵܢܝܼܣܝܼܵܐ (mēgānīsīyā, “Meganesia”), ܣܵܗܘܼܠ (sāhūl, “Sahul”)

Etymology 2

From ܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܝܼܵܐ (ܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܝܼܵܐ, “Australia”) + the attributive adjective ending -ܝܐ (-aya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [us.tˤraː.la.jaː]

Noun

ܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܵܝܵܐ • (usṭralaya) m (feminine ܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܵܝܬܵܐ (usṭralayta), masculine plural ܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ (usṭralaye), feminine plural ܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܵܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (usṭralyate))

1. Australian: A person from the country of Australia or of Australian descent.
2. A person from the continent of Australia.

Adjective

ܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܵܝܵܐ • (usṭralaya) m (feminine ܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܵܝܬܵܐ (usṭralayta), masculine plural ܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ (usṭralaye), feminine plural ܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܵܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (usṭralyate))

1. Australian: Of, from, or pertaining to Australia, the Australian culture or Australian people.