ܦܪܣܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܦܵܪܹܣ (pārēs, “Persia”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pɑrːsɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܦܵܪܣܵܝܵܐ • (pārsāyā) (feminine ܦܵܪܣܵܝܬܵܐ (pārsāytā), plural ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܹܐ (pārsāyē))

1. Persian (of, from, or pertaining to Persia, the Persian culture or Persian people)

Noun

ܦܵܪܣܵܝܵܐ • (pārsāyā) m sg (plural ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܹܐ (pārsāyē), feminine ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܬܵܐ (pārsāytā))

1. Persian (A person from Persian or of Persian descent)

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܵܪܣܵܝܵܐ (pārsāyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܵܪܣܵܝܝܼ (pārsāyī)		ܦܵܪܣܵܝܲܢ (pārsāyan)
	construct	ܦܵܪܣܵܝ (pārsāy)	2nd person	ܦܵܪܣܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (pārsāyūḵ)	ܦܵܪܣܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (pārsāyāḵ)	ܦܵܪܣܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pārsāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܵܪܣܵܝܵܐ (pārsāyā)	3rd person	ܦܵܪܣܵܝܹܗ (pārsāyēh)	ܦܵܪܣܵܝܵܗ̇ (pārsāyāh)	ܦܵܪܣܵܝܗܘܿܢ (pārsāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܝܼ (pārsāyī)		ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܲܢ (pārsāyan)
	construct	ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܲܝ (pārsāyay)	2nd person	ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (pārsāyūḵ)	ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (pārsāyāḵ)	ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pārsāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܹܐ (pārsāyē)	3rd person	ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܘܼܗܝ (pārsāyūh)	ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܘܿܗ̇ (pārsāyōh)	ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܗܘܿܢ (pārsāyhōn)

Derived terms

• ܦܵܪܣܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (pārsāˀīṯ, “Farsi, Persian language”)

See also

• ܐܝܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (īrānāyā, “Iranian”)