ܐܘܪܘܣܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܐܘܿܪܘܿܣ (ōrōs, “Russia”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Alternative forms

• ܪܘܼܣܝܵܝܵܐ (rusyāyā), ܪܘܼܣܢܵܝܵܐ (rusnāyā), ܐܘܿܪܘܿܣܢܵܝܵܐ (ōrōsnāyā)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔoːroːˈsɑːjɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔuːruːsəˈnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܐܘܿܪܘܿܣܵܝܵܐ • (ōrōsāyā) (feminine ܐܘܿܪܘܿܣܵܝܬܵܐ (ōrōsāytā), plural ܐܘܿܪ̈ܘܿܣܵܝܹܐ (ōrōsāyē))

1. Russian (of, or pertaining to Russia)

Noun

ܐܘܿܪܘܿܣܵܝܵܐ • (ōrōsāyā) m sg (plural ܐܘܿܪ̈ܘܿܣܵܝܹܐ (ōrōsāyē), feminine ܐܘܿܪܘܿܣܵܝܬܵܐ (ōrōsāytā))

1. Russian (person from Russia)

Derived terms

• ܐܘܿܪܘܿܣܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ōrōsāˀīṯ, “Russian language”)
• ܐܸܡܦܪܵܛܘܿܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܐܘܿܪܘܿܣܵܝܬܵܐ (imprāṭōrūṯā ōrōsāytā, “Russian Empire”)