ܐܡܝܪ ܝܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܐ ܡ ܪ (ˀ m r)
5 terms

Etymology

From English admiral, from Middle English, Anglo-Norman, and Old French admiral, from Medieval Latin admiralis, from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis (“-al”) under influence from admīrārī (“to admire, to respect”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔammiːr‿jɑːmɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܡܝܼܪ ܝܵܡܵܐ • (amīr yāmā) m

1. admiral (naval officer of the highest rank)