ܐܢܓܠܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܢܓܠܝܐ

ܐܬܐ ܕܐܢܓܠܝܐ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Anglia.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔaŋ.ɡliːja]

Proper noun

ܐܲܢܓܠܝܼܵܐ • (anglīyā) f

1. England (a region in the United Kingdom)

   ܠܘܿܢܕܘܿܢ ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܐܲܢܓܠܝܼܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇.

   lōndōn mdītā ārišḵāytā d-anglīyā ìlāh.

   London is the capital city of England.

2. (informal, colloquial) Britain (a country in Northern Europe; capital: London)

   Synonym: ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬܵܐ ܡܚܲܝܲܕܬܵܐ (malkūtā mḥayyadtā)

Related terms

• ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܐ (inglīsāyā, “English, Englishman”)
• ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣ (inglīs, “English language”)