ܦܛܪܝܩܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

ܦܛܪܝܩܐ

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac reinterpreted as “penguin” as a semantic loan from Arabic بِطْرِيق, from Aramaic פַּטְּרִיקָא (paṭrīqā), from Ancient Greek πατρίκιος (patríkios, patrician), from Latin pātricius.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [pa.tˤriːqɑː]

Noun[edit]

ܦܲܛܪܝܼܩܵܐ (paṭrīqām sg (plural ܦܲܛܪ̈ܝܼܩܹܐ (paṭrīqē))

  1. penguin
    Synonym: ܦܸܢܓܘܝܼܢܵܐ (pingwīnā)
  2. (obsolete) patrician; military commander of the Byzantine Empire
    Synonyms: ܐܲܚܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (aḥīḏā), ܢܲܨܝܼܚܵܐ (naṣīḥā)

Inflection[edit]