ܡܩܕܘܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek Μᾰκεδονῐ́ᾱ (Makedoníā, literally “highland”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [mɑːqeːdo.niːjɑː]

Proper noun

ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܝܼܵܐ • (māqēdōnīyā) f

1. Macedon, Macedonia, an ancient kingdom situated in the contemporary Balkans
2. (informal) North Macedonia (a country in Southeast Europe, in the Balkans)

   Synonym: ܓܲܪܒܹܐ ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܝܼܵܐ (garbē māqēdōnīyā)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [mɑːqeːdo.nɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܵܐ • (māqēdōnāyā) (feminine ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ (māqēdōnāytā), plural ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (māqēdōnāyē))

1. Macedonian (of Macedonia or its people or language)

Noun

ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܵܐ • (māqēdōnāyā) m sg (plural ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (māqēdōnāyē), feminine ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ (māqēdōnāytā))

1. Macedonian (person from Macedonia)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܵܐ (māqēdōnāyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܝܼ (māqēdōnāyī)		ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܲܢ (māqēdōnāyan)
	construct	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝ (māqēdōnāy)	2nd person	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (māqēdōnāyūḵ)	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (māqēdōnāyāḵ)	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (māqēdōnāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܵܐ (māqēdōnāyā)	3rd person	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܹܗ (māqēdōnāyēh)	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܵܗ̇ (māqēdōnāyāh)	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (māqēdōnāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܝܼ̈ (māqēdōnāyī)		ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܲܢ̈ (māqēdōnāyan)
	construct	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܲܝ̈ (māqēdōnāyay)	2nd person	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (māqēdōnāyūḵ)	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (māqēdōnāyāḵ)	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (māqēdōnāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (māqēdōnāyē)	3rd person	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (māqēdōnāyūh)	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (māqēdōnāyōh)	ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (māqēdōnāyhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (māqēdōnāˀīṯ, “Macedonian language”)