ܡܩܕܘܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek Μᾰκεδονῐ́ᾱ (Măkedonĭ́ā, literally “highland”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mɑːqeːdo.niːjɑː]

Proper noun

ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܝܼܵܐ • (māqēdōnīyā) f

1. Macedon, Macedonia, an ancient kingdom situated in the contemporary Balkans
2. (informal) North Macedonia (a country in Southeast Europe, in the Balkans)

   Synonym: ܓܲܪܒܹܐ ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܝܼܵܐ (garbē māqēdōnīyā)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mɑːqeːdo.nɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܵܐ • (māqēdōnāyā) (feminine ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ (māqēdōnāytā), plural ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (māqēdōnāyē))

1. Macedonian (of Macedonia or its people or language)

Noun

ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܵܐ • (māqēdōnāyā) m sg (plural ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (māqēdōnāyē), feminine ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ (māqēdōnāytā))

1. Macedonian (person from Macedonia)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝ (māqēdōnāy)		1st person	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܝܼ (māqēdōnāyī)		ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܲܢ (māqēdōnāyan)
	construct	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝ (māqēdōnāy)		2nd person	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (māqēdōnāyōḵ)	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (māqēdōnāyāḵ)	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (māqēdōnāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܵܐ (māqēdōnāyā)		3rd person	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܹܗ (māqēdōnāyēh)	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܵܗ̇ (māqēdōnāyāh)	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (māqēdōnāyhōn)
plural	absolute	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܝܼ̈ܢ (māqēdōnāyīn)		1st person	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܝܼ̈ (māqēdōnāyī)		ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܲܢ̈ (māqēdōnāyan)
	construct	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܲܝ̈ (māqēdōnāyay)		2nd person	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (māqēdōnāyōḵ)	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (māqēdōnāyāḵ)	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (māqēdōnāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (māqēdōnāyē)		3rd person	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (māqēdōnāyūh)	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (māqēdōnāyōh)	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (māqēdōnāyayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (māqēdōnāˀīṯ, “Macedonian language”)