ܕܝܠܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܕܝܼܠ (dīl, “of, belonging to”) +‎ -ܢܝܐ (-ānāyā, the intensive attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [diːlɑːnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܕܝܼܠܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (dīlānāyā) (feminine ܕܝܼܠܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (dīlānāytā), plural ܕܝܼܠܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (dīlānāyē))

1. private, pertaining to self, that is, one's own
2. separate, distinct
3. peculiar, specific, appropriate

Synonyms

• (private, personal): ܩܢܘܿܡܵܝܵܐ (qnōmāyā), ܦܲܪܨܘܿܦܵܝܵܐ (parṣōpāyā)
• (separate): ܦܪܝܼܫܵܐ (prīšā), ܠܚܘܿܕܵܝܵܐ (lḥōdāyā)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “private”): ܥܲܡܡܵܝܵܐ (ˁammāyā)

Derived terms

• ܕܝܼܠܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (dīlānāˀīṯ, “privately”)