ܐܡܝܪܟܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From ܐܵܡܹܝܪܟܵܐ (āmērkā, “America”) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ܐܵܡܹܝܪܟܵܝܵܐ • (āmērkāyā) (feminine ܐܵܡܹܝܪܟܵܝܬܵܐ (āmērkāytā), plural ܐܵܡܹܝܪ̈ܟܵܝܹܐ (āmērkāyē))
Noun
ܐܵܡܹܝܪܟܵܝܵܐ • (āmērkāyā) m (plural ܐܵܡܹܝܪ̈ܟܵܝܹܐ (āmērkāyē), feminine ܐܵܡܹܝܪܟܵܝܬܵܐ (āmērkāytā))
- American (any inhabitant of the Americas)
- (by extension) American (a citizen or inhabitant of the United States of America)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܐܵܡܹܝܪܟܵܝ (āmērkāy) | 1st person | ܐܵܡܹܝܪܟܵܝܝܼ (āmērkāyī) | ܐܵܡܹܝܪܟܵܝܲܢ (āmērkāyan) | |||
| construct | ܐܵܡܹܝܪܟܵܝ (āmērkāy) | 2nd person | ܐܵܡܹܝܪܟܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (āmērkāyōḵ) | ܐܵܡܹܝܪܟܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (āmērkāyāḵ) | ܐܵܡܹܝܪܟܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (āmērkāyawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܵܡܹܝܪܟܵܝܵܐ (āmērkāyā) | 3rd person | ܐܵܡܹܝܪܟܵܝܹܗ (āmērkāyēh) | ܐܵܡܹܝܪܟܵܝܵܗ̇ (āmērkāyāh) | ܐܵܡܹܝܪܟܵܝܗܘܿܢ (āmērkāyhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܐܵܡܹܝܪ̈ܟܵܝܝܼܢ (āmērkāyīn) | 1st person | ܐܵܡܹܝܪ̈ܟܵܝܝܼ (āmērkāyī) | ܐܵܡܹܝܪ̈ܟܵܝܲܢ (āmērkāyan) | |||
| construct | ܐܵܡܹܝܪ̈ܟܵܝܲܝ (āmērkāyay) | 2nd person | ܐܵܡܹܝܪ̈ܟܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (āmērkāyōḵ) | ܐܵܡܹܝܪ̈ܟܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (āmērkāyāḵ) | ܐܵܡܹܝܪ̈ܟܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (āmērkāyawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܵܡܹܝܪ̈ܟܵܝܹܐ (āmērkāyē) | 3rd person | ܐܵܡܹܝܪ̈ܟܵܝܘܼܗܝ (āmērkāyūh) | ܐܵܡܹܝܪ̈ܟܵܝܘܼܗ̇ (āmērkāyōh) | ܐܵܡܹܝܪ̈ܟܵܝܲܝܗܘܿܢ (āmērkāyayhōn) | |||