ܐܘܚܕܢܐ ܡܚܝܕܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ܐܡܚ܊ (abbreviation)
Etymology
[edit]Calque of English United States.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]ܐܘܼܚܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܡܚܘܼܝ̈ܕ݂ܹܐ • (uḥdānē mḥūyḏē) m sg or f
Usage notes
[edit]- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic speakers sometimes treat this term as grammatically feminine singular, because most countries and cities are feminine. However, the grammatically correct way to treat this term is if it is masculine plural.
See also
[edit]- ܐܘܼܚܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܡܚܘܼܝ̈ܕ݂ܹܐ ܕܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܐ (uḥdānē mḥūyḏē d-āmērīkā, “United States of America”)
- ܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܝܵܐ (āmērīkāyā, “American”)
Categories:
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms calqued from English
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms derived from English
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic lemmas
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic proper nouns
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic multiword terms
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic masculine nouns
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic feminine nouns
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic nouns with multiple genders