ܐܬܢܘܣ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܐܬܢܘܣ‎, from Ancient Greek Ἀθῆναι (Athênai).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɑːteːnosː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ɑːθeːnosː]

Proper noun

ܐܵܬܹܢܘܿܣ • (ātēnos)

  1. Athens (the capital city of Greece)
    ‏ܐܵܬܹܢܘܿܣ ܡܕܝܼܢܬܵܐ ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܝܵܘܵܢ.‎‎
    ātēnos mdītā ārišḳāytā d-yāwān.
    Athens is the capital city of Greece.

Derived terms
  • ܐܵܬܹܢܵܝܵܐ‎ (ātēnāyā, “Athenian”)
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