ܐܡܝܪܘܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| ܐ ܡ ܪ (ˀ m r) |
| 7 terms |
From ܐܲܡܝܼܪܵܐ (amīrā, “Emir”) + -ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔamiːruːθɑː]
Noun
ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (amīrūṯā) f (plural ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (amīrwāṯā))
- emirate (country ruled by an emir)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼ (amīrū) | 1st person | ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (amīrūṯī) | ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (amīrūṯan) | |||
| construct | ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ (amīrūṯ) | 2nd person | ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (amīrūṯōḵ) | ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (amīrūṯāḵ) | ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (amīrūṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (amīrūṯā) | 3rd person | ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (amīrūṯēh) | ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (amīrūṯāh) | ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (amīruṯhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܢ (amīrwān) | 1st person | ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ (amīrwāṯī) | ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ (amīrwāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ (amīrwāṯ) | 2nd person | ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (amīrwāṯōḵ) | ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (amīrwāṯāḵ) | ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (amīrwāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (amīrwāṯā) | 3rd person | ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (amīrwāṯēh) | ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (amīrwāṯāh) | ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (amīrwāṯhōn) | |||
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic الْإِمَارَات (al-ʔimārāt).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔamirːwɑːθɑː]
Proper noun
ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (amīrwāṯā) f pl
- (informal) ellipsis of ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܡܚܘܼܝ̈ܕܵܬ݂ܵܐ (amīrwāṯā ˁarḇāyāṯā mḥūydāṯā, “United Arab Emirates”)
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.