ܒܓܕܕ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَغْدَاد (baḡdād), from Persian بغداد (baġdâd). Doublet of ܒܲܟ݂ܕܲܝܕܹܐ (baḵdaydē, “Bakhdida”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈbaɣ.dɑːd]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ˈbaɣ.dad]

Proper noun

ܒܲܓ݂ܕܵܕ • (baḡdād) f

1. Baghdad (the capital city of Iraq)
2. Baghdad (a governorate of Iraq)

Derived terms

• ܒܲܓ݂ܕܵܕܵܝܵܐ (baḡdādāyā, “Baghdadi”)