ܦܪܢܓܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܦܪܢܓܝܐ

ܐܬܐ ܕܦܪܢܓܝܐ

Etymology 1

From Classical Syriac ܦܪܢܓܝܐ, from Persian فرنگ (farang, “Frank”), an appellation given originally by the Arabs to the French; and afterwards to all crusaders, Christians, or Europeans except those of the Ottoman Empire. Ultimately from Old French franc and Latin Francia.

Alternative forms

• ܦܪܲܢܣܵܐ (pransā)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈpraŋ.ɡəjɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ˈpran.d͡ʒəjɑː]

Proper noun

ܦܪܲܢܓܝܵܐ • (prangyā) f

1. France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)

   Synonym: (official) ܩܘܼܛܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܬܵܐ (quṭnāyūṯā prangāytā)

   ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܦܪܲܢܓܝܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܦܵܪܝܼܣ.

   mḏītā ārišḵāytā d-prangyā ìlāh pārīs.

   The capital city of France is Paris.

2. (archaic) Francia, Frankland, Frankish Empire
3. (dated) Western world, especially Europe

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• ܦܪܲܢܣܵܝܵܐ (pransāyā)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pranɡaːjaː]

Adjective

ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܵܐ • (prangāyā) (feminine ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܬܵܐ (prangāytā), plural ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܹܐ (prangāyē))

1. French (of or pertaining to France, its culture, its people, or its language)
2. Frankish (of or pertaining to the Franks)

Noun

ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܵܐ • (prangāyā) m sg (plural ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܹܐ (prangāyē), feminine ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܬܵܐ (prangāytā))

1. French, Frenchman (person from France or of French descent)

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܝܼ (prangāyī)		ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܲܢ (prangāyan)
	construct	ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝ (prangāy)		2nd person	ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (prangāyōḵ)	ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (prangāyāḵ)	ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (prangāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܵܐ (prangāyā)		3rd person	ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܹܗ (prangāyēh)	ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܵܗ̇ (prangāyāh)	ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܗܘܿܢ (prangāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܝܼ (prangāyī)		ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܲܢ (prangāyan)
	construct	ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܲܝ (prangāyay)		2nd person	ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (prangāyōḵ)	ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (prangāyāḵ)	ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (prangāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܹܐ (prangāyē)		3rd person	ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܘܼܗܝ (prangāyūh)	ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܘܿܗ̇ (prangāyōh)	ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܗܘܿܢ (prangāyhōn)

Derived terms

• ܦܪܲܢܓܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (prangāˀīṯ, “French language”)