ܐܪܡܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܪܡܢܝܐ

ܐܬܐ ܕܐܪܡܢܝܐ

Etymology 1

From Persian ارمن (arman), form Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (Armina).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔar.ma.niːjɑ]

Proper noun

ܐܲܪܡܲܢܝܼܵܐ • (armanīyā) f

1. Armenia (A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔar.mənɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܵܐ • (armnāyā) (feminine ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܬܵܐ (armnāytā), plural ܐܲܪ̈ܡܢܵܝܹܐ (armnāyē))

1. Armenian (of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, the Armenian culture, the Armenian people, or the Armenian language)

Noun

ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܵܐ • (armnāyā) m (plural ܐܲܪ̈ܡܢܵܝܹܐ (armnāyē), feminine ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܬܵܐ (armnāytā))

1. Armenian (A person from Armenia or of Armenian descent)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܵܐ (armnāyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܝܼ (armnāyī)		ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܲܢ (armnāyan)
	construct	ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝ (armnāy)	2nd person	ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (armnāyūḵ)	ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (armnāyāḵ)	ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (armnāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܵܐ (armnāyā)	3rd person	ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܹܗ (armnāyēh)	ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܵܗ̇ (armnāyāh)	ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (armnāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܪ̈ܡܢܵܝܝܼ (armnāyī)		ܐܲܪ̈ܡܢܵܝܲܢ (armnāyan)
	construct	ܐܲܪ̈ܡܢܵܝܲܝ (armnāyay)	2nd person	ܐܲܪ̈ܡܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (armnāyūḵ)	ܐܲܪ̈ܡܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (armnāyāḵ)	ܐܲܪ̈ܡܢܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (armnāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܪ̈ܡܢܵܝܹܐ (armnāyē)	3rd person	ܐܲܪ̈ܡܢܵܝܘܼܗܝ (armnāyūh)	ܐܲܪ̈ܡܢܵܝܘܿܗ̇ (armnāyōh)	ܐܲܪ̈ܡܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (armnāyhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܲܪܡܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (armnāˀīṯ, “Armenian language”)