ܐܠܡܢܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
From ܐܲܠܡܵܢ (almān, “Germany”) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔal.mɑːˈnɑːjɑː]
Adjective
ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (almānāyā) (feminine ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (almānāytā), plural ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (almānāyē))
- German (of, from, or pertaining to Germany, its culture, its people, or its language)
Noun
ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (almānāyā) m (plural ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (almānāyē), feminine ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (almānāytā))
- German (person from Germany or of German descent)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝ (almānāy) | 1st person | ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܝܼ (almānāyī) | ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܲܢ (almānāyan) | |||
| construct | ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝ (almānāy) | 2nd person | ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (almānāyōḵ) | ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (almānāyāḵ) | ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (almānāyawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (almānāyā) | 3rd person | ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܹܗ (almānāyēh) | ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܵܗ̇ (almānāyāh) | ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (almānāyhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܝܼ̈ܢ (almānāyīn) | 1st person | ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܝܼ̈ (almānāyī) | ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܲܢ̈ (almānāyan) | |||
| construct | ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܲܝ̈ (almānāyay) | 2nd person | ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (almānāyōḵ) | ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (almānāyāḵ) | ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (almānāyawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (almānāyē) | 3rd person | ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (almānāyūh) | ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (almānāyōh) | ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (almānāyayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (almānāˀīṯ, “German language”)
Etymology 2
From Arabic أَلْمَانِيَا (ʔalmāniyā), from Spanish Alemania.
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔal.mɑːni.jɑː]
Proper noun
ܐܲܠܡܵܢܝܼܵܐ • (almānīyā) f
- alternative form of ܐܲܠܡܵܢ (almān, “Germany”)