ܢܘܗܕܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܢܘܗܕܪܐ

Etymology

Borrowed from Parthian nhwdr (“leader of an army”), title of a military commander or governor.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nuːhad.rɑː]

Proper noun

ܢܘܼܗܲܕܪܵܐ • (nūhadrā) f

1. Duhok (a city in northern Iraq, historically Assyrian)
2. a female given name

Derived terms

• ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܢܘܼܗܲܕܪܵܐ (bēṯ nūhadrā)
• ܢܘܼܗܲܕܪܵܝܵܐ (nūhadrāyā, “of Duhok”)