ܕܘܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Northern Kurdish [Term?], from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [dun.jeː]

Noun

ܕܘܼܢܝܹܐ • (dunyē) f

  1. world, this mortal life; life in this world
  2. it (dummy subject for the weather conditions and seasons)
    ܨܸܚܘܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܕܘܼܢܝܹܐ ― ṣiḥwā ìlāh dunyē ― It is fair
    ܡܸܛܪܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܕܘܼܢܝܹܐ ― miṭrā ìlāh dunyē ― It is rainy
    ܦܲܘܚܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܕܘܼܢܝܹܐ ― pawḥā ìlāh dunyē ― It is windy

Synonyms

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