ܦܪܝܣ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic پَارِيس (pārīs), from French Paris.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pɑːrisː]

  IPA^(key): [pɑːrisː], [pɑːriː] (colloquial)

Proper noun

ܦܵܪܝܼܣ • (pārīs) f

1. Paris (the capital and largest city of France)

   ܦܵܪܝܼܣ ܟܠ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ ܫܲܦܝܼܪܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ.

   pārīs kul hādaḵ šapīrtā ìlāh b-laylē.

   Paris is so beautiful at night.

   ܠܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ ܕܥܸܣܪܵܐ ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ ܐܵܫܘܿܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܥܵܡܪܝܼ ܓܵܘ ܠܲܩܚܹ̈ܐ ܕܦܵܪܝܼܣ ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ.

   l-qurbā d-ˁisrā alpē āšōrāyē kē ˁāmrī gāw laqḥē d-pārīs idyōm.

   About ten thousand Assyrians live in the suburbs of Paris today.

Derived terms

• ܦܵܪܝܼܣܵܝܵܐ (pārīsāyā, “Parisian”)