Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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From ܟܘܼܫ (kūš, Ethiopia, Cush) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ku.ˈʃɑːjɑː]

Adjective

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ܟܘܼܫܵܝܵܐ (kuššāyā) (feminine ܟܘܼܫܵܝܬܵܐ (kūšāytā), plural ܟܘܼܫܵܝܹ̈ܐ (kūšāyē))

  1. Ethiopian (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia, the Ethiopian culture or people)
  2. Cushite, Kushite (of, from, or pertaining to Cush in ancient northeastern Africa)
  3. Cushitic (pertaining to the subfamily of the Afroasiatic family of languages)

Noun

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ܟܘܼܫܵܝܵܐ (kuššāyām sg (plural ܟܘܼܫܵܝܹ̈ܐ (kūšāyē), feminine ܟܘܼܫܵܝܬܵܐ (kūšāytā))

  1. Ethiopian (A person from Ethiopia or of Ethiopian descent)
  2. Cushite, Kushite

Inflection

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