ܓܙܐܝܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir, literally “the islands”)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ɡəzɑːʔiːr]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [d͡ʒazɑːjiːr]

Proper noun

ܓܙܵܐܝܼܪ • (gzāˀīr) f

  1. Algeria (a country in North Africa)
  2. Algiers (the capital and largest city of Algeria)

Derived terms

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