ܕܪܡܣܘܩܝܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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From ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩ (darmsōq, Damascus) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [darəm.soːˈqɑːjɑː]

Adjective

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ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܵܐ (darmsōqāyā) (feminine ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܬܵܐ (darmsōqāytā), plural ܕܲܪ̈ܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܹܐ (darmsōqāyē))

  1. Damascene (of or relating to Damascus)

Noun

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ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܵܐ (darmsōqāyām sg (plural ܕܲܪ̈ܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܹܐ (darmsōqāyē), feminine ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܬܵܐ (darmsōqāytā))

  1. Damascene (native or inhabitant of Damascus)
  2. Syrian (A person from the Syrian Arab Republic)

Usage notes

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  • (Syrian): Sometimes ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܵܐ (darmsōqāyā) is used to avoid ambiguity between ܣܘܼܪܝܼܵܝܵܐ (sūrīyāyā, Syrian) and ܣܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ (surrāyā, Assyrian, Syriac).

Inflection

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