Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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From ܛܘܼܪܵܐ (ṭūrā, mountain) +‎ ـܵܝܵܐ (āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [tˤuːrɑːjɑː]

Adjective

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ܛܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ (ṭurrāyā) (feminine ܛܘܼܪܵܝܬܵܐ (ṭūrāytā), plural ܛܘܼܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (ṭūrāyē))

  1. mountainous
  2. of or relating to Tur Abdin
    Synonym: ܛܘܼܪ ܥܲܒ݂ܕܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (ṭūr ˁaḇdīnāyā)

Noun

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ܛܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ (ṭurrāyām (plural ܛܘܼܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (ṭūrāyē), feminine ܛܘܼܪܵܝܬܵܐ (ṭūrāytā))

  1. mountaineer, one who lives on a mountain
  2. one from the region of Tur Abdin
    Synonym: ܛܘܼܪ ܥܲܒ݂ܕܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (ṭūr ˁaḇdīnāyā)
  3. Turoyo (the Neo-Aramaic dialect spoken in the region of Tur Abdin in Turkey and Syria)
    Synonym: ܛܘܼܪ ܥܲܒ݂ܕܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (ṭūr ˁaḇdīnāyā)

Inflection

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