Ultimately from Italian inglese + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending), borrowed through either Ottoman Turkish انگلیز (ingiliz), Persian انگلیس (engelis, literally “England”) or Arabic إِنْجْلِيز (ʔinglīz, literally “Englishmen”), .
ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܐ • (inglīsāyā) (feminine ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܬܵܐ (inglīsāytā), plural ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܹ̈ܐ (inglīsāyē))
ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܐ • (inglīsāyā) m (plural ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܹ̈ܐ (inglīsāyē), feminine ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܬܵܐ (inglīsāytā))
| Inflection of ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܐ (inglīsāyā) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܝܼ (inglīsāyī) |
ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܲܢ (inglīsāyan) | |||
| construct | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝ (inglīsāy) |
2nd person | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (inglīsāyūḵ) |
ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (inglīsāyāḵ) |
ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (inglīsāyāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܐ (inglīsāyā) |
3rd person | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܹܗ (inglīsāyēh) |
ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܗ̇ (inglīsāyāh) |
ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܗܘܿܢ (inglīsāyhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܝܼ̈ (inglīsāyī) |
ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܲܢ̈ (inglīsāyan) | |||
| construct | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܲܝ̈ (inglīsāyay) |
2nd person | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (inglīsāyūḵ) |
ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (inglīsāyāḵ) |
ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (inglīsāyāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܹ̈ܐ (inglīsāyē) |
3rd person | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (inglīsāyūh) |
ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (inglīsāyōh) |
ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (inglīsāyhōn) | |||