ܡܪܕܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܪ ܕ (m r d)
7 terms

From a pluralized form of the eventual noun ܡܸܪܕܵܐ (mirdā) in the sense of “fortified place, stronghold”. Hardly instead related to the name of the ancient Northwestern Iranian people called the Μάρδοι (Márdoi, “Mardes”) or Ἄμαρδοι (Ámardoi, “Amardes”), a term presumably identical to Persian مرد (mard, “man”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈmardiːn]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ˈmardiː]

Proper noun

ܡܲܪܕܝܼܢ • (mardīn) f

1. Mardin (a historically Assyrian city in today’s Mardin Province in Turkey)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܪܕܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (mardīnāyā)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɛrdiːn], [mardiːn]

Proper noun

ܡܪܕܝܢ • (merdīn, mardīn)

1. alternative form of ܡܪܕܐ (merdā, mardā)