ܐܡܝܪܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܐ ܡ ܪ (ˀ m r)
10 terms

From ܐܲܡܝܼܪܵܐ (amīrā, “Emir”) +‎ -ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔamiːruːθɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (amīrūṯā) f (plural ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (amīrwāṯā))

1. emirate (country ruled by an emir)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼ (amīrū)		1st person	ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (amīrūṯī)		ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (amīrūṯan)
	construct	ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ (amīrūṯ)		2nd person	ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (amīrūṯōḵ)	ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (amīrūṯāḵ)	ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (amīrūṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (amīrūṯā)		3rd person	ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (amīrūṯēh)	ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (amīrūṯāh)	ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (amīruṯhōn)
plural	absolute	ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܢ (amīrwān)		1st person	ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ (amīrwāṯī)		ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ (amīrwāṯan)
	construct	ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ (amīrwāṯ)		2nd person	ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (amīrwāṯōḵ)	ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (amīrwāṯāḵ)	ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (amīrwāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (amīrwāṯā)		3rd person	ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (amīrwāṯēh)	ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (amīrwāṯāh)	ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (amīrwāṯhōn)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic الْإِمَارَات (al-ʔimārāt).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔamirːwɑːθɑː]

Proper noun

ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (amīrwāṯā) f pl

1. (informal) ellipsis of ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܡܚܘܼܝ̈ܕܵܬ݂ܵܐ (amīrwāṯā ˁarḇāyāṯā mḥūydāṯā, “United Arab Emirates”)

Usage notes

• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic speakers often treat this term as grammatically feminine singular, because most countries and cities are feminine. However, the grammatically correct way to treat this term is if it is feminine plural.