ܒܠܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From French ballon.

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

Noun

ܒܵܠܘܿܢܵܐ • (bālōnā) m sg or f (plural ܒܵܠܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (bālōnē))

  1. balloon (inflatable and buoyant object; child’s toy)
    ܢܦܝܼܚ ܠܲܢ ܒܵܠܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܓܵܘܢܹ̈ܐ ܩܵܐ ܙܘܼܝܵܚܵܐ.
    npīḥ lan bālōnē d-kullāyh gāwnē qā zuyyāḥā.
    We blew up balloons of all colours for the celebration.
  2. hot-air balloon (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
    ܚܙܘܼܩܝܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܒܵܠܘܿܢܵܐ ܐܲܝܟܵܐ ܕܚܵܙܹܝܬ ܒܟܠܵܗ̇ ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ.
    ḥzuqyā ˁal bālōnā aykā d-ḥāzēt b-kullāh mdītā.
    A trip on a hot-air balloon where you can see the whole city.

Usage notes
  • (hot-air balloon): Assyrian Neo-Aramaic speakers sometimes treat this term as if it were grammatically female, because vehicles such as ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ (raddāytā, “car”) or ܛܲܝܵܣܬܵܐ (ṭayyāstā, “airplane”) are usually grammatically feminine.

Inflection
Inflection of ܒܵܠܘܿܢܵܐ (bālōnā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܒܵܠܘܿܢܝܼ
(bālōnī)		 ܒܵܠܘܿܢܲܢ
(bālōnan)
construct ܒܵܠܘܿܢ
(bālōn)		 2nd person ܒܵܠܘܿܢܘܼܟ݂
(bālōnūḵ)		 ܒܵܠܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ
(bālōnāḵ)		 ܒܵܠܘܿܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(bālōnāwḵōn)
emphatic ܒܵܠܘܿܢܵܐ
(bālōnā)		 3rd person ܒܵܠܘܿܢܹܗ
(bālōnēh)		 ܒܵܠܘܿܢܵܗ̇
(bālōnāh)		 ܒܵܠܘܿܢܗܘܿܢ
(bālōnhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܒܵܠܘܿܢܝܼ̈
(bālōnī)		 ܒܵܠܘܿܢܲܢ̈
(bālōnan)
construct ܒܵܠܘܿܢܲܝ̈
(bālōnay)		 2nd person ܒܵܠܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(bālōnūḵ)		 ܒܵܠܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(bālōnāḵ)		 ܒܵܠܘܿܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(bālōnāwḵōn)
emphatic ܒܵܠܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ
(bālōnē)		 3rd person ܒܵܠܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(bālōnūh)		 ܒܵܠܘܿܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(bālōnōh)		 ܒܵܠܘܿܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(bālōnhōn)
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