ܝܘܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From ܝܵܘܵܢ (yāwān, “Greece”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [joːnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܝܵܘܢܵܝܵܐ • (yāwnāyā) (feminine ܝܵܘܢܵܝܬܵܐ (yāwnāytā), plural ܝܵܘܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (yāwnāyē))

1. Greek (of, from, or pertaining to Greece, the Greek culture or Greek people)

Noun

ܝܵܘܢܵܝܵܐ • (yāwnāyā) m sg (plural ܝܵܘܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (yāwnāyē), feminine ܝܵܘܢܵܝܬܵܐ (yāwnāytā))

1. Greek (A person from Greece or of Greek descent)

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܵܘܢܵܝܵܐ (yāwnāyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܝܼ (yāwnāyī)		ܝܵܘܢܵܝܲܢ (yāwnāyan)
	construct	ܝܵܘܢܵܝ (yāwnāy)	2nd person	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (yāwnāyūḵ)	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (yāwnāyāḵ)	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yāwnāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܵܐ (yāwnāyā)	3rd person	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܹܗ (yāwnāyēh)	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܵܗ̇ (yāwnāyāh)	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (yāwnāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܝܼ̈ (yāwnāyī)		ܝܵܘܢܵܝܲܢ̈ (yāwnāyan)
	construct	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܲܝ̈ (yāwnāyay)	2nd person	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (yāwnāyūḵ)	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (yāwnāyāḵ)	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yāwnāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (yāwnāyē)	3rd person	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (yāwnāyūh)	ܝܵܘܢܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (yāwnāyōh)	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (yāwnāyhōn)

Derived terms

• ܝܵܘܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (yāwnāˀīṯ, “Greek language”)

Etymology 2

Derived from ܝܵܘܢܵܐ (yāwnā, “dove”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [joːniːjɑː]

Proper noun

ܝܘܿܢܝܼܵܐ • (yōnīyā) f

1. a female given name