ܦܪܣܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܦܵܪܹܣ (pārēs, “Persia”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pɑrːsɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܦܵܪܣܵܝܵܐ • (pārsāyā) (feminine ܦܵܪܣܵܝܬܵܐ (pārsāytā), plural ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܹܐ (pārsāyē))

1. Persian (of, from, or pertaining to Persia, the Persian culture or Persian people)

Noun

ܦܵܪܣܵܝܵܐ • (pārsāyā) m sg (plural ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܹܐ (pārsāyē), feminine ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܬܵܐ (pārsāytā))

1. Persian (A person from Persian or of Persian descent)

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܵܪܣܵܝܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܦܵܪܣܵܝܝܼ (pārsāyī)		ܦܵܪܣܵܝܲܢ (pārsāyan)
	construct	ܦܵܪܣܵܝ (pārsāy)		2nd person	ܦܵܪܣܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (pārsāyūḵ)	ܦܵܪܣܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (pārsāyāḵ)	ܦܵܪܣܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pārsāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܵܪܣܵܝܵܐ (pārsāyā)		3rd person	ܦܵܪܣܵܝܹܗ (pārsāyēh)	ܦܵܪܣܵܝܵܗ̇ (pārsāyāh)	ܦܵܪܣܵܝܗܘܿܢ (pārsāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܝܼ (pārsāyī)		ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܲܢ (pārsāyan)
	construct	ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܲܝ (pārsāyay)		2nd person	ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (pārsāyūḵ)	ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (pārsāyāḵ)	ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pārsāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܹܐ (pārsāyē)		3rd person	ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܘܼܗܝ (pārsāyūh)	ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܘܿܗ̇ (pārsāyōh)	ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܗܘܿܢ (pārsāyhōn)

Derived terms

• ܦܵܪܣܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (pārsāˀīṯ, “Farsi, Persian language”)

See also

• ܐܝܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (īrānāyā, “Iranian”)