ܦܪܣܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From ܦܵܪܹܣ (pārēs, “Persia”) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [pɑrːsɑːjɑː]
Adjective
ܦܵܪܣܵܝܵܐ • (pārsāyā) (feminine ܦܵܪܣܵܝܬܵܐ (pārsāytā), plural ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܹܐ (pārsāyē))
- Persian (of, from, or pertaining to Persia, the Persian culture or Persian people)
Noun
ܦܵܪܣܵܝܵܐ • (pārsāyā) m sg (plural ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܹܐ (pārsāyē), feminine ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܬܵܐ (pārsāytā))
- Persian (A person from Persian or of Persian descent)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܦܵܪܣܵܝ (pārsāy) | 1st person | ܦܵܪܣܵܝܝܼ (pārsāyī) | ܦܵܪܣܵܝܲܢ (pārsāyan) | |||
| construct | ܦܵܪܣܵܝ (pārsāy) | 2nd person | ܦܵܪܣܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (pārsāyōḵ) | ܦܵܪܣܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (pārsāyāḵ) | ܦܵܪܣܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pārsāyawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܵܪܣܵܝܵܐ (pārsāyā) | 3rd person | ܦܵܪܣܵܝܹܗ (pārsāyēh) | ܦܵܪܣܵܝܵܗ̇ (pārsāyāh) | ܦܵܪܣܵܝܗܘܿܢ (pārsāyhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܝܼܢ (pārsāyīn) | 1st person | ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܝܼ (pārsāyī) | ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܲܢ (pārsāyan) | |||
| construct | ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܲܝ (pārsāyay) | 2nd person | ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (pārsāyōḵ) | ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (pārsāyāḵ) | ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pārsāyawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܹܐ (pārsāyē) | 3rd person | ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܘܼܗܝ (pārsāyūh) | ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܘܼܗ̇ (pārsāyōh) | ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܲܝܗܘܿܢ (pārsāyayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
See also
- ܐܝܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (īrānāyā, “Iranian”)