ܐܝܒܪܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܐܝܒܪܝܐ, from Ancient Greek Ἰβηρῐ́ᾱ (Ibērĭ́ā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔi.beːriːjɑ]
Proper noun
ܐܝܼܒܹܪܝܼܵܐ • (ībērīyā) f
- Caucasian Iberia
- Iberian Peninsula
- Synonym: ܕܡܘܼܬ ܓܵܙܲܪܬܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܒܹܪܝܼܵܐ (dmūt gāzartā d-ībērīyā)
Etymology 2
From the above + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔiːbrɑːjɑː]
Adjective
ܐܝܼܒܪܵܝܵܐ • (ībrāyā) (feminine ܐܝܼܒܪܵܝܬܵܐ (ībrāytā), plural ܐܝܼܒܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (ībrāyē))
Derived terms
- ܝܵܡܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܒܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (yāmā d-ībrāyē, “the Caspian Sea”, literally “the Sea of the Iberians”)