ܐܡܝܪܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܐ ܡ ܪ (ˀ m r)
4 terms

Etymology 1

From ܐܲܡܝܼܪܵܐ (amīrā, “Emir”) +‎ -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔamiːruːθɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (amīrūṯā) f (plural ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (amīrwāṯē))

1. emirate (country ruled by an emir)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (amīrūṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (amīrūṯī)		ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (amīrūṯan)
	construct	ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ (amīrūṯ)	2nd person	ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (amīrūṯūḵ)	ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (amīrūṯāḵ)	ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (amīrūṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (amīrūṯā)	3rd person	ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (amīrūṯēh)	ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (amīrūṯāh)	ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (amīruṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ (amīrwāṯī)		ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ (amīrwāṯan)
	construct	ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ (amīrwāṯ)	2nd person	ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (amīrwāṯūḵ)	ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (amīrwāṯāḵ)	ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (amīrwāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (amīrwāṯē)	3rd person	ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܗܝ (amīrwāṯūh)	ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (amīrwāṯōh)	ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (amīrwāṯhōn)

Etymology 2

From Arabic الْإِمَارَات (al-ʔimārāt).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔamirːwɑːθeː]

Proper noun

ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ • (amīrwāṯē) f pl

1. (informal) United Arab Emirates, short for ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܥܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܡܚܲܝ̈ܕܵܬ݂ܹܐ (amīrwāṯē ˁarḇāyāṯē mḥaydāṯē).

Usage notes

• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic speakers often treat this term as grammatically feminine singular, because most countries and cities are feminine. However, the grammatically correct way to treat this term is if it is feminine plural.