ܛܘܪܐ ܐܟܘܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Calque of Arabic الْجَبَل الْأَسْوَد (al-jabal al-ʔaswad), itself a calque of Italian Montenegro, itself a calque of Serbo-Croatian Црна Гора (Crna Gora, literally “black mountain”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ˈtˤuːrɑː‿ˈkoːmɑː]

Proper noun

ܛܘܼܪܵܐ ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ • (ṭūrā kōmā) m or f

  1. Montenegro (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)
    Synonym: ܡܘܿܢܛܝܼܢܹܝܓ݂ܪܘܿ (mōnṭīnēḡrō)

Usage notes

  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic speakers sometimes treat this term as grammatically feminine, because most countries and cities are feminine. However, the grammatically correct way to treat this term is if it is masculine.
  • ܡܘܿܢܛܝܼܢܹܝܓ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ (mōnṭīnēḡrāyā, “Montenegrin”)
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