ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːlɪkˈsan.droːs]

Proper noun

ܐܵܠܸܟܣܲܢܕܪܘܿܣ • (āliksandrōs) m

1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexander

   ܐܵܠܸܟܣܲܢܕܪܘܿܣ ܪܲܒܵܐ ― āliksandrōs rabbā ― Alexander the Great

2. a surname transferred from the given name

Related terms

• ܐܵܠܸܟܣܲܢܕܪܝܼܵܐ (āliksandrīyā)