Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Pronunciation

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  • ܡܵܠܲܝܣܝܵܐ:
    • (Standard) IPA(key): [mɑːlaj.səjɑː]
  • ܡܵܠܲܝܣܵܝܵܐ:
    • (Standard) IPA(key): [mɑːlaj.sɑːjɑː]

Etymology 1

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ܡܠܝܣܝܐ
 
ܐܬܐ ܕܡܠܝܣܝܐ

Internationalism borrowed from English Malaysia.

Proper noun

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ܡܵܠܲܝܣܝܵܐ (mālaysyāf

  1. Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)

Etymology 2

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From the above + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Adjective

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ܡܵܠܲܝܣܵܝܵܐ (mālaysāyā) (feminine ܡܵܠܲܝܣܵܝܬܵܐ (mālaysāytā), plural ܡܵܠܲܝܣܵܝܹ̈ܐ (mālaysāyē))

  1. Malaysian (of, from, or pertaining to Malaysia)

Noun

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ܡܵܠܲܝܣܵܝܵܐ (mālaysāyām (plural ܡܵܠܲܝܣܵܝܹ̈ܐ (mālaysāyē), feminine ܡܵܠܲܝܣܵܝܬܵܐ (mālaysāytā))

  1. Malaysian (person from Malaysia or of Malaysian descent)
Inflection
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