ܛܘܪܐ ܐܟܘܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܛܘܪܐ ܐܟܘܡܐ

ܐܬܐ ܕܛܘܪܐ ܐܟܘܡܐ

Etymology

Calque of Arabic الْجَبَل الْأَسْوَد (al-jabal al-ʔaswad), itself a calque of Italian Montenegro, itself a calque of Serbo-Croatian Црна Гора (Crna Gora, literally “black mountain”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈtˤuːrɑː‿ˈkoːmɑː]

Proper noun

ܛܘܼܪܵܐ ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ • (ṭūrā kōmā) m or f

1. Montenegro (a country in Europe)

   Synonym: ܡܘܿܢܛܸܢܹܓܪܘܿ (mōnṭinnēgrō)

Usage notes

• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic speakers sometimes treat this term as grammatically feminine, because most countries and cities are feminine. However, the grammatically correct way to treat this term is if it is masculine.

Related terms

• ܡܘܿܢܛܸܢܹܓܪܵܝܵܐ (mōnṭinnēgrāyā, “Montenegrin”)