ܐܡܝܪܘܬܐ ܥܪܒܝܬܐ ܡܚܘܝܕܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔa.mirːwɑːθɑː‿ʕarwɑːjɑːθɑː‿məxujj.ðɑːθɑː]

Proper noun

ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܡܚܘܼܝ̈ܕ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (amīrwāṯā ˁarḇāyāṯā mḥūyḏāṯā) f pl

  1. United Arab Emirates (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)
    Synonym: (informal) ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (amīrwāṯā)

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

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