ܓܙܐܝܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܓܙܐܝܪ

ܐܬܐ ܕܓܙܐܝܪ

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܙ ܪ (g z r)
5 terms

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir, literally “the islands”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡəzɑːʔiːr]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒazɑːjiːr]

Proper noun

ܓܙܵܐܝܼܪ • (gzāˀīr) f

1. Algeria (a country in North Africa)
2. Algiers (the capital and largest city of Algeria)

Derived terms

• ܓܙܵܐܝܼܪܵܝܵܐ (gzāˀīrāyā, “Algerian”)