ܝܘܪܕܢܢ

From Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן‎ (yardén, “Jordan”).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [jorəd.nɑnː]

ܝܘܿܪܕܢܵܢ • (yōrdnān) m or f

1. Jordan (a river in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea)
   • Matthew 3:13:

     ‏ܗ̇ܝܓܵܗ ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܡ̣ܢ ܓܠܝܼܠܵܐ ܠܝܘܿܪܕܢܵܢ، ܠܟܸܣ ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ، ܕܦܵܐܹܫ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡܘܼܥܡܸܕܵܐ ܒܝܼܹܗ.‎‎

     higāh ṯē lēh īšōˁ min glīlā l-yōrdnān, lkis yōḥannān, d-pāˀēš wā mūˁmiddā bīyēh.

     Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him.

2. Jordan (a country in the Middle East; official name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan); named after the river

• The name of the river is grammatically masculine, and the country likewise. However, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic speakers sometimes treat this term as grammatically feminine, because most countries and cities are feminine.

• ܝܘܿܪܕܢܵܝܵܐ‎ (yōrdnāyā, “Jordanian”)