ܐܡܝܪܘܬܐ ܥܪܒܝܬܐ ܡܚܘܝܕܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܡܝܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܥܪ̈ܒܝܬܐ ܡܚܘܝ̈ܕܬܐ

ܐܬܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܥܪ̈ܒܝܬܐ ܡܚܘܝ̈ܕܬܐ

Etymology

Calque of Arabic الْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَّة الْمُتَّحِدَة (al-ʔimārāt al-ʕarabiyyat al-muttaḥida).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔa.mirːwɑːθɑː‿ʕar.wɑːjɑːθɑː‿məxujj.ðɑːθɑː]

Proper noun

ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܡܚܘܼܝ̈ܕ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (amīrwāṯā ˁarḇāyāṯā mḥūyḏāṯā) f pl

1. United Arab Emirates (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

   Synonym: (informal) ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (amīrwāṯā)

Usage notes

• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic speakers sometimes treat this term as grammatically feminine singular, because most countries and cities are feminine. However, the grammatically correct way to treat this term is if it is feminine plural.

Derived terms

• ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܵܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ (amīrwāṯāyā, “Emirati”)