ܢܘܣܪܕܐܝܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Middle Persian *nawāgsarδ (“new year”) + ܐܹܝܠ (ēl, “El, God”); compare Armenian նաւասարդ (nawasard). The first element is ultimately comprised of Proto-Iranian *náwah (“new”) + *carHdáh (“year”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nuːsard.ʔeːl]
• (Barwari) IPA^(key): [muːsardeː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [nusar.dɪl]

Proper noun

ܢܘܼܣܲܪܕܐܹܝܠ • (nūsardˀēl) m

1. Nusardel (feast commemorating the apostles in the Church of the East, held on the first Sunday of summer)
2. a male given name
3. a surname transferred from the given name