ܐܣܦܢܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek Ἱσπανία (Hispanía), from Latin Hispānia.
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔɪs.ˈpɑːni.jɑː]
Proper noun
ܐܸܣܦܵܢܝܼܵܐ • (ispānīyā) f
- Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)
- Iberian Peninsula (a peninsula in Southern Europe)
- Synonym: ܕܡܘܼܬ݂ ܓܵܙܲܪܬܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܒܹܪܝܼܵܐ (dmūṯ gāzartā d-ībērīyā)
- c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Romans 15:24:
- ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܐܵܙܹܠ݇ܢ ܠܐܸܣܦܵܢܝܼܵܐ، ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܕܐܵܬ݂ܹܝܢ ܠܟܸܣܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ. ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܕܚܵܙܹܝܢ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܒܐܘܼܪܚܝܼ، ܘܡܲܦܫܛܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܠܝܼ ܠܬܲܡܵܐ، ܡܸܢ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܕܚܵܕ݂ܹܝܢ ܒܚܙܵܝܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܩܵܐ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܟܸܪܝܵܐ
- īman d-āzēn l-ispānīyā, bāˁēn d-āṯēn l-kislāwḵōn. īṯ lī saḇrā d-ḥāzēn lāwḵōn b-urḥī, w-mapšṭītōn lī ltammā, min bāṯar d-ḥāḏēn b-ḥzāytāwḵōn qā ḥa miṯḥā kiryā
- Whenever I journey to Spain, I shall come to you. For I hope to see you on my journey, and to be helped on my way there by you, if first I may enjoy your company for a while.
Derived terms
- ܐܸܣܦܵܢܝܵܝܵܐ (ispānyāyā, “Spanish”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἱσπανία (Hispanía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔɛspɑnyɑ]
Proper noun
ܐܣܦܢܝܐ • (ʾespānyā)
- Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula; official name: ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܐܣܦܢܝܐ)