ܐܘܣܬܪܠܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܘܣܬܪܠܝܐ

ܐܬܐ ܕܐܘܣܬܪܠܝܐ

Alternative forms

• ܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܝܼܵܐ (usṭrālīyā)

Etymology

Borrowed from English Australia.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔus.ˈtrɑːliːjaː]

Proper noun

ܐܘܼܣܬܪܵܠܝܼܵܐ • (ustrālīyā) f

1. Australia (A country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

Synonyms

• (continent): ܐܘܼܣܬܪܵܠܵܣܝܼܵܐ (ustrālāsīyā, “Australasia”), ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܝܼܵܐ (ēwqyānōsīyā, “Oceania”), ܡܹܓ݂ܵܢܝܼܣܝܼܵܐ (mēḡānīsīyā, “Meganesia”), ܣܵܗܘܼܠ (sāhūl, “Sahul”)

Derived terms

• ܐܘܼܣܬܪܵܠܝܵܝܵܐ (ustrālyāyā)
• ܗܹܘܦܲܪܟܝܼܵܐ ܕܐܘܼܣܬܪܵܠܝܼܵܐ (hēwparkīyā d-ustrālīyā)