ܣܚܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Arabic صَحَارَى‎ (ṣaḥārā, literally “deserts”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [saħħɑːrɑː]

Proper noun

ܣܲܚܵܪܵܐ • (saḥḥārā) f

  1. A desert in North Africa, the largest hot desert in the world.

Derived terms
  • ܣܲܚܵܪܵܝܵܐ‎ (saḥḥārāyā, “Saharan”)
  • ܬܚܹܝܬ݂ ܣܲܚܵܪܵܝܵܐ‎ (tḥēṯ saḥḥārāyā, “sub-Saharan”)
  • ܣܲܚܵܪܵܐ ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ‎ (saḥḥārā maˁrḇāyṯā, “Western Sahara”)
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