ܬܘܪܟܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian ترکیه (turkiye) and ترک (turk, Turk).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [tur.kəjɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [tur.t͡ʃəjɑː]

Proper noun

ܬܘܼܪܟܝܵܐ • (turkyā) f

  1. Turkey, Türkiye (a country at the intersection of Europe and Asia on the Mediterranean; official name: Republic of Turkey)

Etymology 2

From the above + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [tur.kɑːjɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [tur.t͡ʃɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܬܘܼܪܟܵܝܵܐ • (turkāyā) (feminine ܬܘܼܪܟܵܝܬܵܐ (turkāytā), plural ܬܘܼܪ̈ܟܵܝܹܐ (turkāyē))

  1. Turkish (of, from, or pertaining to Turkey, the Turkish culture, the Turkish people, or the Turkish language)
  2. Turkic (related to the Turkic language family)

Noun

ܬܘܼܪܟܵܝܵܐ • (turkāyā) m sg (plural ܬܘܼܪ̈ܟܵܝܹܐ (turkāyē), feminine ܬܘܼܪܟܵܝܬܵܐ (turkāytā))

  1. Turkish, Turk (A person from Turkey or of Turkish descent)
Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܬܘܼܪܟܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (turkāˀīṯ, Turkish language)
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