ܐܝܒܪܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology 1 edit
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܐܝܒܪܝܐ, from Ancient Greek Ἰβηρῐ́ᾱ (Ibēríā).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
ܐܝܼܒܹܪܝܼܵܐ • (ībērīyā) f
- Caucasian Iberia
- the Iberian Peninsula
- Synonym: ܕܡܘܼܬ ܓܵܙܲܪܬܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܒܹܪܝܼܵܐ (dmūt gāzartā d-ībērīyā)
Etymology 2 edit
From the above + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ܐܝܼܒܪܵܝܵܐ • (ībrāyā) (feminine ܐܝܼܒܪܵܝܬܵܐ (ībrāytā), plural ܐܝܼܒܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (ībrāyē))
Derived terms edit
- ܝܵܡܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܒܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (yāmā d-ībrāyē, “the Caspian Sea”, literally “the Sea of the Iberians”)