ܝܦܢܐܝܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܝܲܦܵܢܵܝܵܐ (yappānāyā, “Japanese”) +‎ -ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ˀīṯ, the language suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [jap.pɑːnɑːʔiθː]

Proper noun

ܝܲܦܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (yappānāˀīṯ) m

1. Japanese language

   ܟܹܐ ܩܵܪܹܝܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܝܲܦܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܒܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܵܕ݇ܡ ܡܫܘܼܢܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܬܲܡܵܐ.

   kē qārēn wā yappānāˀīṯ b-šinnē min qām mšūnē lī tammā.

   I studied Japanese for years before I moved there.