ܣܚܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

  • ܨܲܚܪܵܐܐ (ṣaḥrāˀā)

Etymology

From Arabic صَحَارَى (ṣaḥārā, literally “deserts”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [saħħɑːrɑː]

Proper noun

ܣܲܚܵܪܵܐ • (saḥḥārā) f

  1. a desert in North Africa, the largest hot desert in the world.

Derived terms

  • ܣܲܚܵܪܵܝܵܐ (saḥḥārāyā, “Saharan”)
  • ܬܚܹܝܬ݂ ܣܲܚܵܪܵܝܵܐ (tḥēṯ saḥḥārāyā, “sub-Saharan”)
  • ܣܲܚܵܪܵܐ ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (saḥḥārā maˁrḇāyṯā, “Western Sahara”)
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