ܒܪܝܛܢܝܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin Britannia.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [briːtˤɑːnijːjɑː]

Proper noun[edit]

ܒܪܝܼܛܵܢܝܼܵܐ (brīṭānīyāf

  1. Britain (an island in Northern Europe)
    Synonym: ܒܪܝܼܛܵܢܝܼܵܐ ܪܲܒܬܵܐ (brīṭānīyā rabtā)
  2. Britain (a country in Northern Europe; capital: London)
    Synonyms: ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬܵܐ ܡܚܲܝܕܬܵܐ (malkūtā mḥaydtā), (colloquial) ܐܲܢܓܠܝܼܵܐ (anglīyā)

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [briːtˤɑːnɑːjɑː]

Adjective[edit]

ܒܪܝܼܛܵܢܵܝܵܐ (brīṭānāyā) (feminine ܒܪܝܼܛܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (brīṭānāytā), plural ܒܪ̈ܝܼܛܵܢܵܝܹܐ (brīṭānāyē))

  1. British
  2. Britannic

Noun[edit]

ܒܪܝܼܛܵܢܵܝܵܐ (brīṭānāyām (plural ܒܪ̈ܝܼܛܵܢܵܝܹܐ (brīṭānāyē), feminine ܒܪܝܼܛܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (brīṭānāytā))

  1. Brittish person
Inflection[edit]