ܝܘܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From ܝܵܘܵܢ (yāwān, Greece) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [joːnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܝܵܘܢܵܝܵܐ • (yāwnāyā) (feminine ܝܵܘܢܵܝܬܵܐ (yāwnāytā), plural ܝܵܘܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (yāwnāyē))

  1. Greek (of, from, or pertaining to Greece, the Greek culture or Greek people)

Noun

ܝܵܘܢܵܝܵܐ • (yāwnāyā) m sg (plural ܝܵܘܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (yāwnāyē), feminine ܝܵܘܢܵܝܬܵܐ (yāwnāytā))

  1. Greek (A person from Greece or of Greek descent)
Inflection
Derived terms
  • ܝܵܘܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (yāwnāˀīṯ, Greek language)

Etymology 2

Derived from ܝܵܘܢܵܐ (yāwnā, dove).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [joːniːjɑː]

Proper noun

ܝܘܿܢܝܼܵܐ • (yōnīyā) f

  1. a female given name
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