Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܐ ܢ ܫ (ˀ n š)
4 terms

Etymology

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Calque of English humanitarian or partial calque of Arabic إِنْسَانِيّ (ʔinsāniyy). From ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬܵܐ (nāšūtā, humanity) +‎ -ܢܝܐ (-ānāyā, the intensive attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [nɑːʃuːtɑːnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

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ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬܵܢܵܝܵܐ (nāšūtānāyā) (feminine ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (nāšūtānāytā), plural ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (nāšūtānāyē))

  1. humanitarian (concerned with people's welfare)

Noun

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ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬܵܢܵܝܵܐ (nāšūtānāyām sg (plural ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (nāšūtānāyē), feminine ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (nāšūtānāytā))

  1. humanitarian (person with humanitarian concerns)
  2. philanthropist (person who loves mankind)

Inflection

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