ܝܘܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From ܝܵܘܵܢ (yāwān, “Greece”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [joːnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܝܵܘܢܵܝܵܐ • (yāwnāyā) (feminine ܝܵܘܢܵܝܬܵܐ (yāwnāytā), plural ܝܵܘܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (yāwnāyē))

1. Greek (of, from, or pertaining to Greece, the Greek culture or Greek people)

Noun

ܝܵܘܢܵܝܵܐ • (yāwnāyā) m sg (plural ܝܵܘܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (yāwnāyē), feminine ܝܵܘܢܵܝܬܵܐ (yāwnāytā))

1. Greek (A person from Greece or of Greek descent)

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܵܘܢܵܝܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܝܼ (yāwnāyī)		ܝܵܘܢܵܝܲܢ (yāwnāyan)
	construct	ܝܵܘܢܵܝ (yāwnāy)		2nd person	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (yāwnāyūḵ)	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (yāwnāyāḵ)	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yāwnāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܵܐ (yāwnāyā)		3rd person	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܹܗ (yāwnāyēh)	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܵܗ̇ (yāwnāyāh)	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (yāwnāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܝܼ̈ (yāwnāyī)		ܝܵܘܢܵܝܲܢ̈ (yāwnāyan)
	construct	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܲܝ̈ (yāwnāyay)		2nd person	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (yāwnāyūḵ)	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (yāwnāyāḵ)	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yāwnāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (yāwnāyē)		3rd person	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (yāwnāyūh)	ܝܵܘܢܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (yāwnāyōh)	ܝܵܘܢܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (yāwnāyhōn)

Derived terms

• ܝܵܘܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (yāwnāˀīṯ, “Greek language”)

Etymology 2

Derived from ܝܵܘܢܵܐ (yāwnā, “dove”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [joːniːjɑː]

Proper noun

ܝܘܿܢܝܼܵܐ • (yōnīyā) f

1. a female given name