ܛܘܪܐ ܐܟܘܡܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
Calque of Arabic الْجَبَل الْأَسْوَد (al-jabal al-ʔaswad), itself a calque of Italian Montenegro, itself a calque of Serbo-Croatian Црна Гора (Crna Gora, literally “black mountain”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
ܛܘܼܪܵܐ ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ • (ṭūrā kōmā) m or f
- Montenegro (a country in Europe)
- Synonym: ܡܘܿܢܛܸܢܹܓܪܘܿ (mōnṭinnēgrō)
Usage notes edit
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic speakers sometimes treat this term as grammatically feminine, because most countries and cities are feminine. However, the grammatically correct way to treat this term is if it is masculine.
Related terms edit
- ܡܘܿܢܛܸܢܹܓܪܵܝܵܐ (mōnṭinnēgrāyā, “Montenegrin”)