ܝܘܪܕܢܢ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
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ܘ ܪ ܕ (w r d) |
6 terms |
Etymology edit
From Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén, “Jordan”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
ܝܘܿܪܕܢܵܢ • (yōrdnān) m or f
- Jordan (a river in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea)
- Matthew 3:13:
- ܗ̇ܝܓܵܗ ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܡ̣ܢ ܓܠܝܼܠܵܐ ܠܝܘܿܪܕܢܵܢ، ܠܟܸܣ ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ، ܕܦܵܐܹܫ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡܘܼܥܡܸܕܵܐ ܒܝܼܹܗ.
- higāh ṯē lēh īšōˁ min glīlā l-yōrdnān, lkis yōḥannān, d-pāˀēš wā muˁmiddā bīyēh.
- Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him.
- Matthew 3:13:
- Jordan (a country in the Middle East; official name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan); named after the river
Usage notes edit
- The name of the river is grammatically masculine, and the country likewise. However, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic speakers sometimes treat this term as grammatically feminine, because most countries and cities are feminine.
Derived terms edit
- ܝܘܿܪܕܢܵܝܵܐ (yōrdnāyā, “Jordanian”)