ܐܘܚܕܢܐ ܡܚܝܕܐ ܕܐܡܝܪܝܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܘܚܕܢܐ ܡܚܝ̈ܕܐ ܕܐܡܝܪܟܐ

ܐܬܐ ܕܐܘܚܕܢܐ ܡܚܝ̈ܕܐ ܕܐܡܝܪܟܐ

Alternative forms

• ܐܡܚ܊ (abbreviation)

Etymology

Calque of English United States of America.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

ܐܘܼܚܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܡܚܲܝ̈ܕ݂ܹܐ ܕܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܐ • (uḥdānē mḥayḏē d-āmērīkā) m sg or f

1. United States of America (a country in North America, stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, including Alaska, Hawaii and several territories)

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.

Related terms

• ܐܘܼܚܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܡܚܲܝ̈ܕ݂ܹܐ (uḥdānē mḥayḏē, “United States”)
• ܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܝܵܐ (āmērīkāyā, “American”)