ܪܗܘܡܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܪܗܘܡܢܝܐ

ܐܬܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܢܝܐ

Etymology 1

From Arabic رُومَانِيَا (rūmāniyā), from Latin Romania. With an extra “ܗ݇” added to mirror the spelling of ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܹܐ (rōmē, “Rome”) due to it being ambiguous with ܪܵܘܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (rāwmānāyā, “altitudinal”) in unvocalised writing.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [roːˈmɑːni.jɑː]

Proper noun

ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܝܼܵܐ • (rōmānīyā) f

1. Romania (a country in Europe).

   ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܝܼܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܒܘܼܟ݂ܵܪܹܣܬ.

   mḏītā ārišḵāyṯā drōmānīyā ìlāh būḵārēst.

   The capital of Romania is Bucharest.

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [roːmɑːˈnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (rōmānāyā) (feminine ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (rōmānāyṯā), plural ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܹܐ (rōmānāyē))

1. Romanian (of, from, or pertaining to Romania, the Romanian culture, the Romanian people, or the Romanian language)

Noun

ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (rōmānāyā) m (plural ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܹܐ (rōmānāyē), feminine ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (rōmānāyṯā))

1. Romanian (A person from Romania or of Romanian descent)

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (rōmānāyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܝܼ (rōmānāyī)		ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܲܢ (rōmānāyan)
	construct	ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝ (rōmānāy)	2nd person	ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (rōmānāyūḵ)	ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (rōmānāyāḵ)	ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rōmānāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (rōmānāyā)	3rd person	ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܹܗ (rōmānāyēh)	ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܵܗ̇ (rōmānāyāh)	ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (rōmānāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܝܼ (rōmānāyī)		ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܲܢ (rōmānāyan)
	construct	ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܲܝ (rōmānāyay)	2nd person	ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (rōmānāyūḵ)	ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (rōmānāyāḵ)	ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rōmānāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܹܐ (rōmānāyē)	3rd person	ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܘܼܗܝ (rōmānāyūh)	ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܘܿܗ̇ (rōmānāyōh)	ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (rōmānāyhōn)

Derived terms

• ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (rōmānāˀīṯ, “Romanian language”)