ܐܢܓܠܝܣܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܫܵܝܵܐ (inglīšāyā)

Etymology

Ultimately from Italian inglese +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending), borrowed through either Ottoman Turkish انگلیز (ingiliz), Persian انگلیس (engelis, literally “England”) or Arabic إِنْجْلِيز (ʔinglīz, literally “Englishmen”), .

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪŋ.ɡliːsɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܐ • (inglīsāyā) (feminine ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܬܵܐ (inglīsāytā), plural ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܹ̈ܐ (inglīsāyē))

1. English (of, from, or pertaining to England, the English culture, the English language or English people)

Noun

ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܐ • (inglīsāyā) m (plural ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܹ̈ܐ (inglīsāyē), feminine ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܬܵܐ (inglīsāytā))

1. Englishman (A person from England or of English descent)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܐ (inglīsāyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܝܼ (inglīsāyī)		ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܲܢ (inglīsāyan)
	construct	ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝ (inglīsāy)	2nd person	ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (inglīsāyūḵ)	ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (inglīsāyāḵ)	ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (inglīsāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܐ (inglīsāyā)	3rd person	ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܹܗ (inglīsāyēh)	ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܗ̇ (inglīsāyāh)	ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܗܘܿܢ (inglīsāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܝܼ̈ (inglīsāyī)		ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܲܢ̈ (inglīsāyan)
	construct	ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܲܝ̈ (inglīsāyay)	2nd person	ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (inglīsāyūḵ)	ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (inglīsāyāḵ)	ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (inglīsāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܹ̈ܐ (inglīsāyē)	3rd person	ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (inglīsāyūh)	ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (inglīsāyōh)	ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (inglīsāyhōn)

Related terms

• ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣ (inglīs, “English language”)
• ܐܲܢܓܠܝܵܐ (anglyā, “England”)