ܬܘܪܟܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܬܘܪܟܝܐ

ܐܬܐ ܕܬܘܪܟܝܐ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian ترکیه (turkiye) and ترک (turk, “Turk”).

Alternative forms

• ܛܘܼܪܩܝܵܐ (ṭurqyā)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tur.kəjɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [tur.t͡ʃəjɑː]

Proper noun

ܬܘܼܪܟܝܵܐ • (turkyā) f

1. Turkey, Türkiye (a country at the intersection of Europe and Asia on the Mediterranean; official name: Republic of Turkey)

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• ܛܘܼܪܩܵܝܵܐ (ṭurqāyā)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tur.kɑːjɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [tur.t͡ʃɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܬܘܼܪܟܵܝܵܐ • (turkāyā) (feminine ܬܘܼܪܟܵܝܬܵܐ (turkāytā), plural ܬܘܼܪ̈ܟܵܝܹܐ (turkāyē))

1. Turkish (of, from, or pertaining to Turkey, the Turkish culture, the Turkish people, or the Turkish language)
2. Turkic (related to the Turkic language family)

Noun

ܬܘܼܪܟܵܝܵܐ • (turkāyā) m sg (plural ܬܘܼܪ̈ܟܵܝܹܐ (turkāyē), feminine ܬܘܼܪܟܵܝܬܵܐ (turkāytā))

1. Turkish, Turk (A person from Turkey or of Turkish descent)

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܘܼܪܟܵܝܵܐ (turkāyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܘܼܪܟܵܝܝܼ (turkāyī)		ܬܘܼܪܟܵܝܲܢ (turkāyan)
	construct	ܬܘܼܪܟܵܝ (turkāy)	2nd person	ܬܘܼܪܟܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (turkāyūḵ)	ܬܘܼܪܟܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (turkāyāḵ)	ܬܘܼܪܟܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (turkāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܘܼܪܟܵܝܵܐ (turkāyā)	3rd person	ܬܘܼܪܟܵܝܹܗ (turkāyēh)	ܬܘܼܪܟܵܝܵܗ̇ (turkāyāh)	ܬܘܼܪܟܵܝܗܘܿܢ (turkāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܘܼܪ̈ܟܵܝܝܼ (turkāyī)		ܬܘܼܪ̈ܟܵܝܲܢ (turkāyan)
	construct	ܬܘܼܪ̈ܟܵܝܲܝ (turkāyay)	2nd person	ܬܘܼܪ̈ܟܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (turkāyūḵ)	ܬܘܼܪ̈ܟܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (turkāyāḵ)	ܬܘܼܪ̈ܟܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (turkāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܘܼܪ̈ܟܵܝܹܐ (turkāyē)	3rd person	ܬܘܼܪ̈ܟܵܝܘܼܗܝ (turkāyūh)	ܬܘܼܪ̈ܟܵܝܘܿܗ̇ (turkāyōh)	ܬܘܼܪ̈ܟܵܝܗܘܿܢ (turkāyhōn)

Derived terms

• ܬܘܼܪܟܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (turkāˀīṯ, “Turkish language”)