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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Aramaic אֲשּׁוּרָיָא (ăšūrāyā). By surface analysis, ܐܵܫܘܿܪ (āšōr, “Assyria; Ashur”) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending). Doublet of ܣܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ (surrāyā) and ܐܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ (āṯōrāyā).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ • (āšōrāyā) (feminine ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܬܵܐ (āšōrāytā), plural ܐܵܫܘܿܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (āšōrāyē))
- Assyrian (of, from, or pertaining to Assyria, the Assyrian culture or Assyrian people)
Noun
ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ • (āšōrāyā) m (plural ܐܵܫܘܿܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (āšōrāyē), feminine ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܬܵܐ (āšōrāytā))
- Assyrian (A person from Assyria or of Assyrian descent)
- an inhabitant of the city of Ashur
Derived terms