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ܐܝܛܠܝܩܝܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ܐܝܼܛܵܠܝܼܵܐ (īṭālīyā, Italy) and Latin ītalicus +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending) also attested in Classical Syriac.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔiːtˤɑːliːqɑːjɑː]

Adjective

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ܐܝܼܛܵܠܝܼܩܵܝܵܐ (īṭālīqāyā) (feminine ܐܝܼܛܵܠܝܼܩܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (īṭālīqāyṯā), plural ܐܝܼܛܵܠܝܼܩܵܝܹ̈ܐ (īṭālīqāyē))

  1. Italian (of, from, or pertaining to Italy, its culture, language or people)
    • Acts 10:1:
      ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܚܲܕ݇ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܩܹܣܲܪܝܵܐ ܫܸܡܹܗ ܩܘܼܪܢܹܠܝܘܿܣ، ܪܲܒ ܡܐܵܐ ܕܣܝܼܥܬܵܐ ܐܝܼܛܵܠܝܼܩܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܟܹܐ ܦܵܝܫܵܐ ܩܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ.
      īṯ wā ḥa nāšā gāw qēsaryā šimmēh qurnēlyōs, rab mˀā d-sīˁtā īṭālīqāyṯā d-kē pāyšā qrīṯā.
      There was a certain main in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment.

Noun

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ܐܝܼܛܵܠܝܼܩܵܝܵܐ (īṭālīqāyām sg (plural ܐܝܼܛܵܠܝܼܩܵܝܹ̈ܐ (īṭālīqāyē), feminine ܐܝܼܛܵܠܝܼܩܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (īṭālīqāyṯā))

  1. Italian (person from Italy or of Italian descent)

Derived terms

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