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 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 (prangāyā)

number	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 (prangāyūḵ)	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 (prangāyūḵ)	ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (prangāyāḵ)	ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (prangāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܹܐ (prangāyē)	3rd person	ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܘܼܗܝ (prangāyūh)	ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܘܿܗ̇ (prangāyōh)	ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܗܘܿܢ (prangāyhōn)

Derived terms

• ܦܪܲܢܓܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (prangāˀīṯ, “French language”)