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

	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”)