ܡܝܠܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܡܝܠܛܐ

ܐܬܐ ܕܡܝܠܛܐ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [miːleːtˤeː]

Proper noun

ܡܝܼܠܹܛܹܐ • (mīlēṭē) f

1. Malta (A European island and country in the Mediterranean Sea; official name: Republic of Malta)
   • Acts 28:1:

     ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܡܛܹܐ ܠܲܢ ܠܒܸܪܙܵܐ ܫܠܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ، ܝܕܝܼܥ ܠܲܢ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܓܵܙܲܪܬܵܐ ܦܵܝܫܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܩܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܡܝܼܠܹܛܹܐ.

     īman d-mṭē lan l-birzā šlīmē, dīˤ lan d-aya gāzartā pāyšā wā qrīṯā mīlēṭē.

     Now when they had escaped, they then found out that the island was called Malta.

Derived terms

• ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܝܵܐ (mīlēṭāyā, “Maltese”)
• ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (mīlēṭāˀīṯ, “Maltese language”)
• ܓܵܙܲܪܬܵܐ ܕܡܝܼܠܹܛܹܐ (gāzartā d-mīlēṭē)
• ܩܘܼܛܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܝܼܠܹܛܹܐ (quṭnāyūṯā d-mīlēṭē)