ܪܗܘܡܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic رُومَانِيَا (rūmāniyā), from Latin Romania. With an extra “ܗ݇” added to mirror the spelling of ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܹܐ (rōmē, “Rome”) due to it being ambiguous with ܪܲܘܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (rawmānāyā, “altitudinal”) in unvocalised writing.

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [roːˈmɑːni.jɑː]

Proper noun

ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܝܼܵܐ • (rōmānīyā) f

Romania (a country in Europe)
ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܝܼܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܒܘܼܟ݂ܵܪܸܣܬ.
mḏītā ārišḵāyṯā drōmānīyā ìlāh būḵārist.
The capital of Romania is Bucharest.

Etymology 2

From the above + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [roːmɑːˈnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (rōmānāyā) (feminine ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (rōmānāyṯā), plural ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܹܐ (rōmānāyē))

Romanian (of, from, or pertaining to Romania, its culture, people, or language)

Noun

ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (rōmānāyā) m (plural ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܹܐ (rōmānāyē), feminine ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (rōmānāytā))

Romanian (person from Romania or of Romanian descent)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝ (rōmānāy)	1^st person	ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܝܼ (rōmānāyī)		ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܲܢ (rōmānāyan)
	construct	ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝ (rōmānāy)	2^nd person	ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (rōmānāyōḵ)	ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (rōmānāyāḵ)	ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rōmānāyawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (rōmānāyā)	3^rd person	ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܹܗ (rōmānāyēh)	ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܵܗ̇ (rōmānāyāh)	ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (rōmānāyhōn)
plural	absolute	ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܝܼܢ (rōmānāyīn)	1^st person	ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܝܼ (rōmānāyī)		ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܲܢ (rōmānāyan)
	construct	ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܲܝ (rōmānāyay)	2^nd person	ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (rōmānāyōḵ)	ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (rōmānāyāḵ)	ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rōmānāyawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܹܐ (rōmānāyē)	3^rd person	ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܘܼܗܝ (rōmānāyūh)	ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܘܼܗ̇ (rōmānāyōh)	ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܝܲܝܗܘܿܢ (rōmānāyayhōn)

Derived terms

ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (rōmānāˀīṯ, “Romanian language”)