ܐܝܒܪܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܐܝܒܪܝܐ‎, from Ancient Greek Ἰβηρῐ́ᾱ (Ibēríā).

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [ʔi.beːriːjɑ]

Proper noun

ܐܝܼܒܹܪܝܼܵܐ • (ībērīyā) f

Caucasian Iberia
the Iberian Peninsula
Synonym: ܕܡܘܼܬ ܓܵܙܲܪܬܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܒܹܪܝܼܵܐ‎ (dmūt gāzartā d-ībērīyā)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [ʔiːbrɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܐܝܼܒܪܵܝܵܐ • (ībrāyā) (feminine ܐܝܼܒܪܵܝܬܵܐ‎ (ībrāytā), plural ܐܝܼܒܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (ībrāyē))

Iberian

Derived terms

ܝܵܡܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܒܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ‎ (yāmā d-ībrāyē, “the Caspian Sea”, literally “the Sea of the Iberians”)

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