ܕܡܘܬ ܓܙܪܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Literally, “Resemblence of an island”, possible Calque of Arabic شِبْه جَزِيرَة (šibh jazīra); compare Arabic ܓܙܪܬܐ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ (gāzartā yaḇšānāytā, “terrestrial island”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [dəmuːθ‿ɡɑːzar.tɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [dəmuːt‿d͡ʒɑːzar.tɑː]

Noun

ܕܡܘܼܬ ܓܵܙܲܪܬܵܐ • (dmūt gāzartā) f sg (plural ܕܸܡܘܵܬ̈ ܓܵܙܲܪܬܵܐ (dimwāt gāzartā))

  1. (geography) peninsula

Derived terms

  • ܕܡܘܼܬ݂ ܓܵܙܲܪܬܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܒܹܪܝܼܵܐ (dmūṯ gāzartā d-ībērīyā, “the Iberian Peninsula”)
  • ܕܡܘܼܬ݂ ܓܵܙܲܪܬܵܐ ܥܲܪܒ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ (dmūṯ gāzartā ˁarḇāytā, “Arabian Peninsula”)
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