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 • (ispānīyāf

  1. Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)
  2. 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

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἱσπανία (Hispanía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔɛspɑnyɑ]

Proper noun

ܐܣܦܢܝܐ • (ʾespānyā)

  1. Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula; official name: ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܐܣܦܢܝܐ)

Derived terms

  • ܠܫܢܐ ܐܣܦܢܝܐ (Spanish language)