ܐܢܓܠܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܢܓܠܝܐ

ܐܬܐ ܕܐܢܓܠܝܐ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Anglia.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔaŋ.ɡləjaː]

Proper noun

ܐܲܢܓܠܝܵܐ • (anglyā) f

1. England (a region in the United Kingdom)

   ܠܘܿܢܕܘܿܢ ܝܼܠܵܗ̇ ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܐܲܢܓܠܝܵܐ ― lōndōn īlāh mḏītā ārišḵāytā d-anglyā ― London is the capital city of England

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

   Synonym: ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܡܚܘܼܝܲܕܬܵܐ (malkūṯā mḥūyadtā)

Related terms

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