ܪܘܣܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܪܘܣܝܐ

ܐܬܐ ܕܪܘܣܝܐ

Etymology 1

Internationalism as a substitute for the previous ܪܘܼܣ (rūs), from Ancient Greek Ῥῶς (Rhôs).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈruːsi.jɑː]

Proper noun

ܪܘܼܣܝܼܵܐ • (rūsīyā) f

1. Russia (The largest country in the world, a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)
2. (historical) the USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Soviet Union

   Synonyms: ܚܘܼܝܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܛܢܵܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܣܘܿܒ݂ܝܹ̈ܛܵܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܡܫܵܘ̈ܬܦܵܢܵܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ḥuyyāḏā dquṭnāywāṯē sōḇyēṭāyāṯē mšāwtpānāyāṯē), ܚܘܼܝܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܣܘܿܒ݂ܝܹܛܵܝܵܐ (ḥuyyāḏā sōḇyēṭāyā)

Etymology 2

From the above + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Alternative forms

• ܪܘܼܣܝܵܝܵܐ (rusyāyā), ܪܘܼܣܢܵܝܵܐ (rusnāyā)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ruːˈsɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܪܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ • (russāyā) (feminine ܪܘܼܣܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (rūsāyṯā), plural ܪ̈ܘܼܣܵܝܹܐ (rūsāyē))

1. Russian (of, or pertaining to Russia)

Noun

ܪܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ • (russāyā) m sg (plural ܪ̈ܘܼܣܵܝܹܐ (rūsāyē), feminine ܪܘܼܣܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (rūsāyṯā))

1. Russian (person from Russia)

Derived terms

• ܪܘܼܣܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (rūsāˀīṯ, “Russian language”)
• ܐܸܡܦܪܵܛܘܿܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܪܘܼܣܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (imprāṭōrūṯā rūsāyṯā, “Russian Empire”)