ܕܪܘܙܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Arabic دُرُوز (durūz) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [druːzɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܕܪܘܼܙܵܝܵܐ • (drūzāyā) (feminine ܕܪܘܼܙܵܝܬܵܐ (drūzāytā), plural ܕܪ̈ܘܼܙܵܝܹܐ (drūzāyē))

1. Druze (of or relating to the Druze people or Druze religion.)

Noun

ܕܪܘܼܙܵܝܵܐ • (drūzāyā) m sg (plural ܕܪ̈ܘܼܙܵܝܹܐ (drūzāyē), feminine ܕܪܘܼܙܵܝܬܵܐ (drūzāytā))

1. Druze (member of a secretive religious community based mainly in the Middle East, specifically Lebanon, Syria, and Israel.)

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܪܘܼܙܵܝܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܕܪܘܼܙܵܝܝܼ (drūzāyī)		ܕܪܘܼܙܵܝܲܢ (drūzāyan)
	construct	ܕܪܘܼܙܵܝ (drūzāy)		2nd person	ܕܪܘܼܙܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (drūzāyūḵ)	ܕܪܘܼܙܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (drūzāyāḵ)	ܕܪܘܼܙܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (drūzāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܪܘܼܙܵܝܵܐ (drūzāyā)		3rd person	ܕܪܘܼܙܵܝܹܗ (drūzāyēh)	ܕܪܘܼܙܵܝܵܗ̇ (drūzāyāh)	ܕܪܘܼܙܵܝܗܘܿܢ (drūzāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܕܪ̈ܘܼܙܵܝܝܼ (drūzāyī)		ܕܪ̈ܘܼܙܵܝܲܢ (drūzāyan)
	construct	ܕܪ̈ܘܼܙܵܝܲܝ (drūzāyay)		2nd person	ܕܪ̈ܘܼܙܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (drūzāyūḵ)	ܕܪ̈ܘܼܙܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (drūzāyāḵ)	ܕܪ̈ܘܼܙܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (drūzāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܪ̈ܘܼܙܵܝܹܐ (drūzāyē)		3rd person	ܕܪ̈ܘܼܙܵܝܘܼܗܝ (drūzāyūh)	ܕܪ̈ܘܼܙܵܝܘܿܗ̇ (drūzāyōh)	ܕܪ̈ܘܼܙܵܝܗܘܿܢ (drūzāyhōn)

Derived terms

• ܕܪܘܼܙܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ (drūzāyūtā, “Druze, Druzism”)