ܐܡܝܪܝܟܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܐ (āmērīkā, “America”) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܝܵܐ • (āmērīkāyā) (feminine ܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܝܬܵܐ (āmērīkāytā), plural ܐܵܡܹܝܪ̈ܝܼܟܵܝܹܐ (āmērīkāyē))
Noun
[edit]ܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܝܵܐ • (āmērīkāyā) m (plural ܐܵܡܹܝܪ̈ܝܼܟܵܝܹܐ (āmērīkāyē), feminine ܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܝܬܵܐ (āmērīkāytā))
- American (any inhabitant of the Americas)
- (by extension) American (a citizen or inhabitant of the United States of America)
Inflection
[edit]| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܝܝܼ (āmērīkāyī) | ܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܝܲܢ (āmērīkāyan) | |||
| construct | ܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܝ (āmērīkāy) | 2nd person | ܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (āmērīkāyūḵ) | ܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (āmērīkāyāḵ) | ܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (āmērīkāyāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܝܵܐ (āmērīkāyā) | 3rd person | ܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܝܹܗ (āmērīkāyēh) | ܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܝܵܗ̇ (āmērīkāyāh) | ܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܝܗܘܿܢ (āmērīkāyhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܐܵܡܹܝܪ̈ܝܼܟܵܝܝܼ (āmērīkāyī) | ܐܵܡܹܝܪ̈ܝܼܟܵܝܲܢ (āmērīkāyan) | |||
| construct | ܐܵܡܹܝܪ̈ܝܼܟܵܝܲܝ (āmērīkāyay) | 2nd person | ܐܵܡܹܝܪ̈ܝܼܟܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (āmērīkāyūḵ) | ܐܵܡܹܝܪ̈ܝܼܟܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (āmērīkāyāḵ) | ܐܵܡܹܝܪ̈ܝܼܟܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (āmērīkāyāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܵܡܹܝܪ̈ܝܼܟܵܝܹܐ (āmērīkāyē) | 3rd person | ܐܵܡܹܝܪ̈ܝܼܟܵܝܘܼܗܝ (āmērīkāyūh) | ܐܵܡܹܝܪ̈ܝܼܟܵܝܘܿܗ̇ (āmērīkāyōh) | ܐܵܡܹܝܪ̈ܝܼܟܵܝܗܘܿܢ (āmērīkāyhōn) | |||