ܡܕܢܚܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܕ ܢ ܚ (d n ḥ)
5 terms

Etymology

From ܡܲܕܢܚܵܐ (madnḥā, “east”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mad.ən.xɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܡܲܕܢܚܵܝܵܐ • (madnḥāyā) (feminine ܡܲܕܢܚܵܝܬܵܐ (madnḥāytā), plural ܡܲܕܢܚܵܝܹ̈ܐ (madnḥāyē))

1. eastern, oriental

   Antonym: ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ (maˁrḇāyā)

Noun

ܡܲܕܢܚܵܝܵܐ • (madnḥāyā) m (plural ܡܲܕܢܚܵܝܹ̈ܐ (madnḥāyē), feminine ܡܲܕܢܚܵܝܬܵܐ (madnḥāytā))

1. easterner
2. Eastern Assyrian; an Assyrian from the eastern part of Assyria who speaks in the Eastern dialect of Assyrian

Proper noun

ܡܲܕܢܚܵܝܵܐ • (madnḥāyā) m

1. Eastern Syriac script

   Synonym: ܣܘܵܕܵܝܵܐ (swādāyā)