ܐܝܣܪܠܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܐܝܼܣܪܵܐܹܝܠ (īsrāˀēl, “Israel”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the masculine gentilic suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔiːsarlɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܐܝܼܣܲܪܠܵܝܵܐ • (īsarlāyā) (feminine ܐܝܼܣܲܪܠܵܝܬܵܐ (īsarlāytā), plural ܐܝܼܣܲܪ̈ܠܵܝܹܐ (īsarlāyē))

  1. Israeli (of or pertaining to the State of Israel)
  2. Israelite (of or pertaining to being the descendants of Jacob)

Noun

ܐܝܼܣܲܪܠܵܝܵܐ • (īsarlāyā) m (plural ܐܝܼܣܲܪ̈ܠܵܝܹܐ (īsarlāyē), feminine ܐܝܼܣܲܪܠܵܝܬܵܐ (īsarlāytā))

  1. Israeli (citizen of or descendant of the State of Israel)
  2. Israelite (descendant of Jacob)
  3. (figuratively, Christianity) members of the new covenant; spiritual Israelites, the Baptized, Christians

See also

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