ܙܝܠܢܕܐ ܚܕܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܙܝܼܠܵܢܕܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ
ܐܵܬܵܐ ܕܙܝܼܠܵܢܕܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ
Alternative forms
- ܢܝܘܼܙܝܼܠܵܢܕܵܐ (nyuzīlanda)
Etymology
Calque of English New Zealand
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ziːlan.daː xad.taː]
Proper noun
ܙܝܼܠܵܢܕܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ (zīlanda ḳadta) f
- New Zealand: A country in Oceania, to the east of Australia.
- The islands of New Zealand, especially the North Island, South Island and nearby coastal islands.
- The Realm of New Zealand, including the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau and the Ross Dependency.
Related terms
- ܢܝܘܼܙܝܼܠܵܢܕܵܝܵܐ (nyuzīlandaya, “New Zealander”)
- ܟܝܼܘܝܼ (kiwi, “Kiwi”)