ܐܢܓܠܝܣܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Alternative forms
- ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܫܵܝܵܐ (inglīšāyā)
Etymology
Ultimately from Italian inglese + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending), borrowed through either Ottoman Turkish انگلیز (ingiliz), Persian انگلیس (engelis, literally “England”) or Arabic إِنْجْلِيز (ʔinglīz, literally “Englishmen”), .
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔɪŋ.ɡliːsɑːjɑː]
Adjective
ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܐ • (inglīsāyā) (feminine ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܬܵܐ (inglīsāytā), plural ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܹ̈ܐ (inglīsāyē))
- English (of, from, or pertaining to England, the English culture, the English language or English people)
Noun
ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܐ • (inglīsāyā) m (plural ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܹ̈ܐ (inglīsāyē), feminine ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܬܵܐ (inglīsāytā))
- Englishman (A person from England or of English descent)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝ (inglīsāy) | 1st person | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܝܼ (inglīsāyī) | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܲܢ (inglīsāyan) | |||
| construct | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝ (inglīsāy) | 2nd person | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (inglīsāyōḵ) | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (inglīsāyāḵ) | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (inglīsāyawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܐ (inglīsāyā) | 3rd person | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܹܗ (inglīsāyēh) | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܗ̇ (inglīsāyāh) | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܗܘܿܢ (inglīsāyhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܝܼ̈ܢ (inglīsāyīn) | 1st person | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܝܼ̈ (inglīsāyī) | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܲܢ̈ (inglīsāyan) | |||
| construct | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܲܝ̈ (inglīsāyay) | 2nd person | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (inglīsāyōḵ) | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (inglīsāyāḵ) | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (inglīsāyawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܹ̈ܐ (inglīsāyē) | 3rd person | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (inglīsāyūh) | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (inglīsāyōh) | ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (inglīsāyayhōn) | |||