ܐܘܣܬܪܠܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܘܣܬܪܠܝܐ

ܐܬܐ ܕܐܘܣܬܪܠܝܐ

Alternative forms

• ܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܝܼܵܐ (usṭrālīyā)

Etymology

Borrowed from English Australia.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔus.ˈtrɑːliːjaː]

Proper noun

ܐܘܼܣܬܪܵܠܝܼܵܐ • (ustrālīyā) f

1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as its precursor colony in the British Empire)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

Synonyms

• (continent): ܐܘܼܣܬܪܵܠܵܣܝܼܵܐ (ustrālāsīyā, “Australasia”), ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܝܼܵܐ (ēwqyānōsīyā, “Oceania”), ܡܹܓ݂ܵܢܝܼܣܝܼܵܐ (mēḡānīsīyā, “Meganesia”), ܣܵܗܘܼܠ (sāhūl, “Sahul”)

Derived terms

• ܐܘܼܣܬܪܵܠܝܵܝܵܐ (ustrālyāyā)
• ܗܹܘܦܲܪܟܝܼܵܐ ܕܐܘܼܣܬܪܵܠܝܼܵܐ (hēwparkīyā d-ustrālīyā)