ܣܚܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Arabic صَحَارَى (ṣaḥārā, literally “deserts”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [saħħɑːrɑː]

Proper noun

ܣܲܚܵܪܵܐ • (saḥḥārā) f

1. A desert in North Africa, the largest hot desert in the world.

Derived terms

• ܣܲܚܵܪܵܝܵܐ (saḥḥārāyā, “Saharan”)
• ܬܚܹܝܬ݂ ܣܲܚܵܪܵܝܵܐ (tḥēṯ saḥḥārāyā, “sub-Saharan”)
• ܣܲܚܵܪܵܐ ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (saḥḥārā maˁrḇāyṯā, “Western Sahara”)