ܕܪܡܣܘܩܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

  1. Damascene (of or relating to Damascus)

Noun

ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܵܐ • (darmsōqāyā) m 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

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

Inflection

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