ܠܡܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܠܡܣܐ

ܐܬܐ ܕܠܡܣܐ

Etymology

From Persian نَمْسَا (namsâ) with a shift from /n/ to /l/, from Ottoman Turkish نمچه (nemçe), from Proto-Slavic *němьcь (“German”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [lam.saː]

Proper noun

ܠܲܡܣܵܐ • (lamsā) f

1. Austria (a country in Central Europe)

Derived terms

• ܠܲܡܣܵܝܵܐ (lamsāyā, “Austrian”)