ܡܝܠܛܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܡܝܠܛܐ
ܐܬܐ ܕܡܝܠܛܐ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ܡܝܼܠܹܛܹܐ (mīlēṭēf

  1. Malta (A European island and country in the Mediterranean Sea; official name: Republic of Malta)
    • Acts 28:1:
      ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܡܛܹܐ ܠܲܢ ܠܒܸܪܙܵܐ ܫܠܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ، ܝܕܝܼܥ ܠܲܢ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܓܵܙܲܪܬܵܐ ܦܵܝܫܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܩܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܡܝܼܠܹܛܹܐ.
      īman d-mṭē lan l-birzā šlīmē, dīˤ lan d-aya gāzartā pāyšā wā qrīṯā mīlēṭē.
      Now when they had escaped, they then found out that the island was called Malta.

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