ܐܡܝܪܘܬܐ ܥܪܒܝܬܐ ܡܚܝܕܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܡܝܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܥܪ̈ܒܝܬܐ ܡܚܝ̈ܕܬܐ

ܐܬܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܥܪ̈ܒܝܬܐ ܡܚܝ̈ܕܬܐ

Etymology

Calque of Arabic الْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَّة الْمُتَّحِدَة (al-ʔimārāt al-ʕarabiyyat al-muttaḥida)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔa.mirːwɑːθeː‿ʕar.wɑːjɑːθeː‿məxaj.dɑːθeː]

Proper noun

ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܥܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܡܚܲܝ̈ܕܵܬ݂ܹܐ • (amīrwāṯē ˁarḇāyāṯē mḥaydāṯē) f pl

1. United Arab Emirates (a country in Asia)

   Synonym: (informal) ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (amīrwāṯē)

Usage notes

• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic speakers sometimes 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.

Derived terms

• ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܵܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ (amīrwāṯāyā, “Emirati”)