ܐܪܡܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܐܲܪܡܲܢ (arman, “Armenia”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔar.mənɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܵܐ • (armnāyā) (feminine ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܬܵܐ (armnāytā), plural ܐܲܪ̈ܡܢܵܝܹܐ (armnāyē))

1. Armenian (of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, its culture, its people, or its language)

Noun

ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܵܐ • (armnāyā) m (plural ܐܲܪ̈ܡܢܵܝܹܐ (armnāyē), feminine ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܬܵܐ (armnāytā))

1. Armenian (person from Armenia or of Armenian descent)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܝܼ (armnāyī)		ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܲܢ (armnāyan)
	construct	ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝ (armnāy)		2nd person	ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (armnāyūḵ)	ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (armnāyāḵ)	ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (armnāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܵܐ (armnāyā)		3rd person	ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܹܗ (armnāyēh)	ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܵܗ̇ (armnāyāh)	ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (armnāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܲܪ̈ܡܢܵܝܝܼ (armnāyī)		ܐܲܪ̈ܡܢܵܝܲܢ (armnāyan)
	construct	ܐܲܪ̈ܡܢܵܝܲܝ (armnāyay)		2nd person	ܐܲܪ̈ܡܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (armnāyūḵ)	ܐܲܪ̈ܡܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (armnāyāḵ)	ܐܲܪ̈ܡܢܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (armnāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܪ̈ܡܢܵܝܹܐ (armnāyē)		3rd person	ܐܲܪ̈ܡܢܵܝܘܼܗܝ (armnāyūh)	ܐܲܪ̈ܡܢܵܝܘܿܗ̇ (armnāyōh)	ܐܲܪ̈ܡܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (armnāyhōn)

Proper noun

ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܵܐ • (armnāyā) ?

1. a surname

Derived terms

• ܐܲܪܡܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (armnāˀīṯ, “Armenian language”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (a-r-mi-i-n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔarmeniyɑ]

Proper noun

ܐܪܡܢܝܐ • (ʾarmenīyā)

1. Armenia

   Synonym: ܐܪܡܢܝ

2. Republic of Armenia

   Synonym: ܩܘܛܢܝܘܬܐ ܕܐܪܡܢܝܐ

Derived terms

• ܐܪܡܢܝܐ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ (“Malatya”)

Etymology 2

Modified from above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔarmenɑyɑ]

Adjective

ܐܪܡܢܝܐ • (ʾarmenāyā) m (plural ܐܪ̈ܡܢܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܐܪܡܢܝܬܐ)

1. Armenian

Etymology 3

Modified from above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔarmnɑyɑ]

Noun

ܐܪܡܢܝܐ • (ʾarmnāyā) m (plural ܐܪ̈ܡܢܝܐ)

1. Armenian