Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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ܪܗܘܡܢܝܐ
 
ܐܬܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܢܝܐ

Etymology 1

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From Arabic رُومَانِيَا (rūmāniyā), from Latin Romania. With an extra “ܗ݇” added to mirror the spelling of ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܹܐ (rōmē, Rome) due to it being ambiguous with ܪܵܘܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (rāwmānāyā, altitudinal) in unvocalised writing.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [roːˈmɑːni.jɑː]

Proper noun

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ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܝܼܵܐ (rōmānīyāf

  1. Romania (a country in Europe).
    ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܝܼܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܒܘܼܟ݂ܵܪܹܣܬ.
    mḏītā ārišḵāyṯā drōmānīyā ìlāh būḵārēst.
    The capital of Romania is Bucharest.

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [roːmɑːˈnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

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ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (rōmānāyā) (feminine ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (rōmānāyṯā), plural ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܹܐ (rōmānāyē))

  1. Romanian (of, from, or pertaining to Romania, the Romanian culture, the Romanian people, or the Romanian language)

Noun

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ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (rōmānāyām (plural ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܹܐ (rōmānāyē), feminine ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (rōmānāyṯā))

  1. Romanian (A person from Romania or of Romanian descent)
Inflection
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    Inflection of ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (rōmānāyā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܝܼ
(rōmānāyī)
ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܲܢ
(rōmānāyan)
construct ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝ
(rōmānāy)
2nd person ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂
(rōmānāyūḵ)
ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ
(rōmānāyāḵ)
ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(rōmānāyāwḵōn)
emphatic ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ
(rōmānāyā)
3rd person ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܹܗ
(rōmānāyēh)
ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܵܗ̇
(rōmānāyāh)
ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ
(rōmānāyhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܝܼ
(rōmānāyī)
ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܲܢ
(rōmānāyan)
construct ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܲܝ
(rōmānāyay)
2nd person ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂
(rōmānāyūḵ)
ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ
(rōmānāyāḵ)
ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(rōmānāyāwḵōn)
emphatic ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܹܐ
(rōmānāyē)
3rd person ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܘܼܗܝ
(rōmānāyūh)
ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܘܿܗ̇
(rōmānāyōh)
ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ
(rōmānāyhōn)

Derived terms

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