ܐܬܢܘܣ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܐܬܢܘܣ, from Ancient Greek Ἀθῆναι (Athênai).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɑːteːnosː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ɑːθeːnosː]

Proper noun

ܐܵܬܹܢܘܿܣ • (ātēnos)

1. Athens (the capital city of Greece)

   ܐܵܬܹܢܘܿܣ ܡܕܝܼܢܬܵܐ ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܝܵܘܵܢ.

   ātēnos mdītā ārišḳāytā d-yāwān.

   Athens is the capital city of Greece.

Derived terms

• ܐܵܬܹܢܵܝܵܐ (ātēnāyā, “Athenian”)