ܐܢܫܘܬܢܝܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Root
ܐ ܢ ܫ (ˀ n š)
4 terms

Etymology[edit]

Calque of English humanitarian or partial calque of Arabic إِنْسَانِيّ (ʔinsāniyy). From ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬܵܐ (nāšūtā, humanity) +‎ -ܢܝܐ (-ānāyā, the intensive attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬܵܢܵܝܵܐ (nāšūtānāyā) (feminine ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (nāšūtānāytā), plural ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (nāšūtānāyē))

  1. humanitarian (concerned with people's welfare)

Noun[edit]

ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬܵܢܵܝܵܐ (nāšūtānāyām sg (plural ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (nāšūtānāyē), feminine ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (nāšūtānāytā))

  1. humanitarian (person with humanitarian concerns)
  2. philanthropist (person who loves mankind)

Inflection[edit]