ܐܡܝܪܘܬܐ ܥܪܒܝܬܐ ܡܚܝܕܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܐܡܝܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܥܪ̈ܒܝܬܐ ܡܚܝܕܬ̈ܐ
ܐܬܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܥܪ̈ܒܝܬܐ ܡܚܝܕܬ̈ܐ
Etymology
Calque of Arabic الْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَّة الْمُتَّحِدَة (al-ʾimārāt al-ʿarabiyya l-muttaḥida)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [a.mirː.wɑː.teː ʕɑː.rɑː.bɑː.jɑː.teː‿m.xeː.dɑː.teː]
Proper noun
ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬܹܐ ܥܵܪ̈ܵܒܵܝܵܬܹܐ ܡܚܲܝܕܵܬܹ̈ܐ • (amīrwātē ʿārābāyātē mḥaydātē) f pl
- United Arab Emirates (a country in Asia)
Usage notes
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic speakers sometimes treat this term as grammatically feminine singular, because most countries and cities are feminine. However, the grammatically correct way to treat this term is if it is feminine plural.
Related terms
- ܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬܵܝܵܐ (amīrutāyā, “Emirati”)