ܐܘܚܕܢܐ ܡܚܝܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܐܡܚ܊ (abbreviation)

Etymology

Calque of English United States.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔux.ˈdɑːneː‿məˈxaj.ðeː]

Proper noun

ܐܘܼܚܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܡܚܲܝ̈ܕ݂ܹܐ • (uḥdānē mḥayḏē) m sg or f

1. United States

Usage notes

• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic speakers sometimes treat this term as grammatically feminine singular, because most countries and cities are feminine. However, the grammatically correct way to treat this term is if it is masculine plural.

See also

• ܐܘܼܚܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܡܚܲܝ̈ܕ݂ܹܐ ܕܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܐ (uḥdānē mḥayḏē d-āmērīkā, “United States of America”)
• ܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܝܵܐ (āmērīkāyā, “American”)