ܦܪܣܝܐ

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))

1. Persian (of, from, or pertaining to Persia, the Persian culture or Persian people)

Noun

ܦܵܪܣܵܝܵܐ • (pārsāyā) m sg (plural ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܹܐ (pārsāyē), feminine ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܬܵܐ‎ (pārsāytā))

1. Persian (A person from Persian or of Persian descent)

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܵܪܣܵܝܵܐ (pārsāyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܵܪܣܵܝܝܼ‎ (pārsāyī)		ܦܵܪܣܵܝܲܢ‎ (pārsāyan)
	construct	ܦܵܪܣܵܝ‎ (pārsāy)	2nd person	ܦܵܪܣܵܝܘܼܟ݂‎ (pārsāyuḵ)	ܦܵܪܣܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (pārsāyāḵ)	ܦܵܪܣܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (pārsāyāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܦܵܪܣܵܝܵܐ (pārsāyā)	3rd person	ܦܵܪܣܵܝܹܗ‎ (pārsāyēh)	ܦܵܪܣܵܝܘܿܗ̇‎ (pārsāyoh)	ܦܵܪܣܵܝܗܘܿܢ‎ (pārsāyhon)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܝܼ‎ (pārsāyī)		ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܲܢ‎ (pārsāyan)
	construct	ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܲܝ‎ (pārsāyay)	2nd person	ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܘܼܟ݂‎ (pārsāyuḵ)	ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (pārsāyāḵ)	ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (pārsāyāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܹܐ (pārsāyē)	3rd person	ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܘܗܝ‎ (pārsāywh)	ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܘܿܗ̇‎ (pārsāyoh)	ܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܗܘܿܢ‎ (pārsāyhon)

Derived terms

• ܦܵܪܣܵܐܝܼܬ݂‎ (pārsāʾīṯ, “Farsi, Persian language”)

See also

• ܐܝܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ‎ (īrānāyā, “Iranian”)