ܥܡܡܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܥ ܡ ܡ (ˁ m m)
1 term

Etymology

From ܥܲܡܡܹ̈ܐ (ˁammē, “peoples, nations”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕamə.mɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܥܲܡܡܵܝܵܐ • (ˁammāyā) (feminine ܥܲܡܡܵܝܬܵܐ (ˁammāytā), plural ܥܲܡܡܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ˁammāyē))

1. public
2. prevalent, universal
3. general, common, ordinary

Synonyms

• (general, common): ܓܵܘܵܢܵܝܵܐ (gāwānāyā), ܟܠܵܢܵܝܵܐ (kullānāyā)
• (universal): ܥܵܠܡܵܝܵܐ (ˁālmāyā) ܬܹܒ݂ܹܝܠܵܝܵܐ (tēḇēlāyā)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “public”): ܕܝܼܠܵܢܵܝܵܐ (dīlānāyā)

Derived terms

• ܥܲܡܡܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ˁammāˀīṯ, “publicly”)
• ܐܲܡܢܵܐ ܥܲܡܵܝܵܐ (amnā ˁammāyā, “folk art”)
• ܐܲܣܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܥܲܡܡܵܝܹ̈ܐ (asūrē ˁammāyē, “public relations”)

Noun

ܥܲܡܡܵܝܵܐ • (ˁammāyā) m sg (plural ܥܲܡܡܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ˁammāyē), feminine ܥܲܡܡܵܝܬܵܐ (ˁammāytā))

1. Gentile
2. (in the plural, sometimes offensive) riffraff, rabble, commoners

   Synonyms: ܓܸܠܝܵܪܵܐ (gilyārā), ܥܲܪܘܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁarūḇā), ܚܲܠܘܼܛܵܐ (ḥalūṭā)