ܦܪܢܓܝܐ
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ܦܪܢܓܝܐ 
ܐܬܐ ܕܦܪܢܓܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
From Classical Syriac ܦܪܢܓܝܐ, from Persian فرنگ (farang, “Frank”), an appellation given originally by the Arabs to the French; and afterwards to all crusaders, Christians, or Europeans except those of the Ottoman Empire. Ultimately from Old French franc and Latin Francia.
Alternative forms
- ܦܪܲܢܣܵܐ (pransā)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
ܦܪܲܢܓܝܵܐ • (prangyā) f
- France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)
- Synonym: (official) ܩܘܼܛܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܬܵܐ (quṭnāyūṯā prangāytā)
- ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܦܪܲܢܓܝܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܦܵܪܝܼܣ.
- mḏītā ārišḵāytā d-prangyā ìlāh pārīs.
- The capital city of France is Paris.
- (archaic) Francia, Frankland, Frankish Empire
- (dated) Western world, especially Europe
Etymology 2
From the above + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).
Alternative forms
- ܦܪܲܢܣܵܝܵܐ (pransāyā)
Pronunciation
Adjective
ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܵܐ • (prangāyā) (feminine ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܬܵܐ (prangāytā), plural ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܹܐ (prangāyē))
- French (of or pertaining to France, its culture, its people, or its language)
- Frankish (of or pertaining to the Franks)
Noun
ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܵܐ • (prangāyā) m sg (plural ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܹܐ (prangāyē), feminine ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܬܵܐ (prangāytā))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝ (prangāy) | 1st person | ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܝܼ (prangāyī) | ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܲܢ (prangāyan) | |||
| construct | ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝ (prangāy) | 2nd person | ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (prangāyōḵ) | ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (prangāyāḵ) | ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (prangāyawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܵܐ (prangāyā) | 3rd person | ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܹܗ (prangāyēh) | ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܵܗ̇ (prangāyāh) | ܦܪܲܢܓܵܝܗܘܿܢ (prangāyhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܝܼܢ (prangāyīn) | 1st person | ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܝܼ (prangāyī) | ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܲܢ (prangāyan) | |||
| construct | ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܲܝ (prangāyay) | 2nd person | ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (prangāyōḵ) | ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (prangāyāḵ) | ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (prangāyawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܹܐ (prangāyē) | 3rd person | ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܘܼܗܝ (prangāyūh) | ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܘܼܗ̇ (prangāyōh) | ܦܪ̈ܲܢܓܵܝܲܝܗܘܿܢ (prangāyayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܦܪܲܢܓܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (prangāˀīṯ, “French language”)