ܓܙܐܝܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܓܙܐܝܪ

ܐܬܐ ܕܓܙܐܝܪ

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir, literally “the islands”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡa.zɑːʔirː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒa.zɑːjirː]

Proper noun

ܓܲܙܵܐܝܼܪ • (gazzāˀīr) f

1. Algeria (a country in north Africa; official name: People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria)
2. Algiers (the capital city of Algeria)

Derived terms

• ܓܲܙܵܐܝܼܪܵܝܵܐ (gazzāˀīrāyā, “Algerian”)