ܐܬܘܪܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Noun

ܐܬܘܪܝܐ • (ˀāṯūrāyā)

1. Assyrian person.

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu) with a sound shift from /š/ to /ṯ/. The meaning of “enemy” is from the biblical association of the Ancient Assyrians as the enemies of the Ancient Israelites. Doublet of ܣܘܪܝܝܐ and ܫܘܪܝܐ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɑθorɑjɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɑθorɑje] (plural)

Noun

ܐܬܘܪܝܐ • (ʾāṯōrāyā) (plural ܐܬܘܪ̈ܝܐ (ʾāṯōrāyē))

1. Assyrian
2. Mosulite

   Synonym: ܡܘܨܠܝܐ

3. (figuratively) Enemy

   Synonym: ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ

Further reading

• J. Payne Smith (Mrs. Margoliouth), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary (Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1903) p. 32
• Lexicon Syriacum – Hassan Bar Bahlul p. 322