ܝܘܢܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
From ܝܵܘܲܢ (yāwan, “Greece”) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ܝܵܘܢܵܝܵܐ • (yāwnāyā) (feminine ܝܵܘܢܵܝܬܵܐ (yāwnāytā), plural ܝܵܘܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (yāwnāyē))
- Greek (of, from, or pertaining to Greece, its culture or people)
Noun
ܝܵܘܢܵܝܵܐ • (yāwnāyā) m sg (plural ܝܵܘܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (yāwnāyē), feminine ܝܵܘܢܵܝܬܵܐ (yāwnāytā))
- Greek (person from Greece or of Greek descent)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܝܵܘܢܵܝ (yāwnāy) | 1st person | ܝܵܘܢܵܝܝܼ (yāwnāyī) | ܝܵܘܢܵܝܲܢ (yāwnāyan) | |||
| construct | ܝܵܘܢܵܝ (yāwnāy) | 2nd person | ܝܵܘܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (yāwnāyōḵ) | ܝܵܘܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (yāwnāyāḵ) | ܝܵܘܢܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yāwnāyawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܝܵܘܢܵܝܵܐ (yāwnāyā) | 3rd person | ܝܵܘܢܵܝܹܗ (yāwnāyēh) | ܝܵܘܢܵܝܵܗ̇ (yāwnāyāh) | ܝܵܘܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (yāwnāyhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܝܵܘܢܵܝܝܼ̈ܢ (yāwnāyīn) | 1st person | ܝܵܘܢܵܝܝܼ̈ (yāwnāyī) | ܝܵܘܢܵܝܲܢ̈ (yāwnāyan) | |||
| construct | ܝܵܘܢܵܝܲܝ̈ (yāwnāyay) | 2nd person | ܝܵܘܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (yāwnāyōḵ) | ܝܵܘܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (yāwnāyāḵ) | ܝܵܘܢܵܝܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yāwnāyawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܝܵܘܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (yāwnāyē) | 3rd person | ܝܵܘܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (yāwnāyūh) | ܝܵܘܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (yāwnāyōh) | ܝܵܘܢܵܝܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (yāwnāyayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܝܵܘܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (yāwnāˀīṯ, “Greek language”)
Etymology 2
Derived from ܝܲܘܢܵܐ (yawnā, “dove”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
ܝܘܿܢܝܼܵܐ • (yōnīyā) f
- a female given name