ܝܦܢܐܝܬ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From ܝܲܦܵܢܵܝܵܐ (yappānāyā, “Japanese”) + -ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ˀīṯ, the language suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [jap.pɑːnɑːʔiθː]
Proper noun
ܝܲܦܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (yappānāˀīṯ) m
- Japanese language
- ܟܹܐ ܩܵܪܹܝܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܝܲܦܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܒܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܵܕ݇ܡ ܡܫܘܼܢܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܬܲܡܵܐ.
- kē qārēn wā yappānāˀīṯ b-šinnē min qām mšūnē lī tammā.
- I studied Japanese for years before I moved there.