ܕܘܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Northern Kurdish [Term?], from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [dun.jeː]

Noun

ܕܘܼܢܝܹܐ • (dunyē) f

1. world, this mortal life; life in this world
2. the weather conditions

   ܨܸܚܘܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܕܘܼܢܝܹܐ ― ṣiḥwā ìlāh dunyē ― The weather is fair

   ܡܸܛܪܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܕܘܼܢܝܹܐ ― miṭrā ìlāh dunyē ― The weather is rainy

   ܦܵܘܚܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܕܘܼܢܝܹܐ ― pāwḥā ìlāh dunyē ― The weather is windy

Synonyms

• (world): ܥܵܠܡܵܐ (ˁālmā), ܬܹܒ݂ܹܝܠ (tēḇēl)
• (weather): ܡܘܼܙܵܓ݂ܵ ܗܵܘܵܐ (muzzāḡā hāwā)