ܐܣܦܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܣܦܢܝܐ

ܐܬܐ ܕܐܣܦܢܝܐ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek Ἱσπανία (Hispanía), from Latin Hispānia.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.ˈpɑːni.jɑː]

Proper noun

ܐܸܣܦܵܢܝܼܵܐ • (ispānīyā) f

1. Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)
2. Iberian Peninsula (a peninsula in Southern Europe)

   Synonym: ܕܡܘܼܬ݂ ܓܵܙܲܪܬܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܒܹܪܝܼܵܐ (dmūṯ gāzartā d-ībērīyā)

   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Romans 15:24:

     ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܐܵܙܹܠ݇ܢ ܠܐܸܣܦܵܢܝܼܵܐ، ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܕܐܵܬ݂ܹܝܢ ܠܟܸܣܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ. ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܕܚܵܙܹܝܢ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܒܐܘܼܪܚܝܼ، ܘܡܲܦܫܛܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܠܝܼ ܠܬܲܡܵܐ، ܡܸܢ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܕܚܵܕ݂ܹܝܢ ܒܚܙܵܝܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܩܵܐ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܟܸܪܝܵܐ

     īman d-āzēn l-ispānīyā, bāˁēn d-āṯēn l-kislāwḵōn. īṯ lī saḇrā d-ḥāzēn lāwḵōn b-urḥī, w-mapšṭītōn lī ltammā, min bāṯar d-ḥāḏēn b-ḥzāytāwḵōn qā ḥa miṯḥā kiryā

     Whenever I journey to Spain, I shall come to you. For I hope to see you on my journey, and to be helped on my way there by you, if first I may enjoy your company for a while.

Derived terms

• ܐܸܣܦܵܢܝܵܝܵܐ (ispānyāyā, “Spanish”)

Classical Syriac

ܢܝܫܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܐܣܦܢܝܐ

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἱσπανία (Hispanía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛspɑnyɑ]

Proper noun

ܐܣܦܢܝܐ • (ʾespānyā)

1. Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula; official name: ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܐܣܦܢܝܐ)

Derived terms

• ܠܫܢܐ ܐܣܦܢܝܐ (“Spanish language”)
  • ܐܣܦܢܐܝܬ (“in Spanish”)

Related terms

• ܠܫܢܐ ܩܣܛܝܠܝܐ (“Castilian”)
• ܣܩܐܝܬ (“Basque”)
• ܩܛܠܘܢܝܐ (“Catalan”)
  • ܩܛܠܘܢܐܝܬ (“in Catalan”)
• ܓܠܝܩܐܝܬ (“Galician”)
• ܡܕܪܝܕ (“Madrid, Community of Madrid”)