ܐܠܘܡܦܝܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܐܵܠܘܿܡܦܝܼܵܐ (ālōmpīyā, “Olympia”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːloːmpəjɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܐܵܠܘܿܡܦܝܵܝܵܐ • (ālōmpyāyā) (feminine ܐܵܠܘܿܡܦܝܵܝܬܵܐ (ālōmpyāytā), plural ܐܵܠܘܿܡܦܝܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ālōmpyāyē))

1. Olympic

   ܛܘܼ̈ܝܵܠܹܐ ܐܵܠܘܿܡܦܝܵܝܹ̈ܐ ― ṭūyālē ālōmpyāyē ― the Olympic Games

   ܕܸܠܩܵܐ ܐܵܠܘܿܡܦܝܵܝܵܐ ― dilqā ālōmpyāyā ― the Olympic torch