ܐܝܒܪܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܐܝܒܪܝܐ, from Ancient Greek Ἰβηρῐ́ᾱ (Ibērĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔi.beːriːjɑ]

Proper noun

ܐܝܼܒܹܪܝܼܵܐ • (ībērīyā) f

1. Caucasian Iberia
2. the Iberian Peninsula

   Synonym: ܕܡܘܼܬ ܓܵܙܲܪܬܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܒܹܪܝܼܵܐ (dmūt gāzartā d-ībērīyā)

Etymology 2

From the above + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔiːbrɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܐܝܼܒܪܵܝܵܐ • (ībrāyā) (feminine ܐܝܼܒܪܵܝܬܵܐ (ībrāytā), plural ܐܝܼܒܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (ībrāyē))

1. Iberian

Derived terms

• ܝܵܡܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܒܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (yāmā d-ībrāyē, “the Caspian Sea”, literally “the Sea of the Iberians”)