ܐܠܡܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From ܐܲܠܡܵܢ (almān, “Germany”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔal.mɑːˈnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (almānāyā) (feminine ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (almānāytā), plural ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (almānāyē))

1. German (of, from, or pertaining to Germany, its culture, its people, or its language)

Noun

ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (almānāyā) m (plural ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (almānāyē), feminine ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (almānāytā))

1. German (person from Germany or of German descent)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܝܼ (almānāyī)		ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܲܢ (almānāyan)
	construct	ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝ (almānāy)		2nd person	ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (almānāyūḵ)	ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (almānāyāḵ)	ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (almānāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (almānāyā)		3rd person	ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܹܗ (almānāyēh)	ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܵܗ̇ (almānāyāh)	ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (almānāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܝܼ̈ (almānāyī)		ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܲܢ̈ (almānāyan)
	construct	ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܲܝ̈ (almānāyay)		2nd person	ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (almānāyūḵ)	ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (almānāyāḵ)	ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (almānāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (almānāyē)		3rd person	ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (almānāyūh)	ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (almānāyōh)	ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (almānāyhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (almānāˀīṯ, “German language”)

Etymology 2

From Arabic أَلْمَانِيَا (ʔalmāniyā), from Spanish Alemania.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔal.mɑːni.jɑː]

Proper noun

ܐܲܠܡܵܢܝܼܵܐ • (almānīyā) f

1. Alternative form of ܐܲܠܡܵܢ (almān, “Germany”)