ܐܡܝܪܘܬܐ ܥܪܒܝܬܐ ܡܚܝܕܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
editEtymology
editCalque of Arabic الْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَّة الْمُتَّحِدَة (al-ʔimārāt al-ʕarabiyyat al-muttaḥida)
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܥܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܡܚܲܝ̈ܕܵܬ݂ܹܐ • (amīrwāṯē ˁarḇāyāṯē mḥaydāṯē) f pl
- United Arab Emirates (a country in Asia)
- Synonym: (informal) ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (amīrwāṯē)
Usage notes
edit- 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 feminine plural.
Derived terms
edit- ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܵܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ (amīrwāṯāyā, “Emirati”)
Categories:
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms calqued from Arabic
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms derived from Arabic
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic lemmas
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic proper nouns
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic multiword terms
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic feminine nouns
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic pluralia tantum
- aii:United Arab Emirates
- aii:Countries in Asia
- aii:Countries