ܒܢܦܫܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (bānafšā, “violet”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending); compare Arabic بَنَفْسَجِيّ (banafsajiyy).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [bɑːnaf.ʃɑːjɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [bɑːnoːʃɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܝܵܐ • (bānafšāyā) (feminine ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܝܬܵܐ (bānafšāytā), plural ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܝܹ̈ܐ (bānafšāyē))

  1. violet, purple, having a bluish-purple colour.
    ܨܘܼܕܪܵܗ̇ ܚܕܲܬܵܐ ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܝܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇.
    ṣudrāh ḥdattā bānafšāytā ìlāh.
    Her new shirt is violet.

Noun

ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܝܵܐ • (bānafšāyā) m

  1. purple, violet colour
    ܠܥܸܠ ܡܸܢ ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܝܵܐ ― lˁil min bānafšāyā ― ultraviolet

Coordinate terms

Colors in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܓܲܘܢܹ̈ܐ (gawnē) (layout · text)
     ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārā)      ܩܛܘܿܡܵܐ (qṭōmā)      ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (kōmā)
             ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (smōqā); ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ (qirmīzā)              ܐ݇ܛܪܘܿܓ݂ܵܐ (ṭrōḡā); ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ (purtqālā); ܫܚܘܿܡܵܐ (šḥōmā)              ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (šˁōṯā)
             ܠܲܝܡܵܐ (laymā)              ܝܲܪܘܿܩܵܐ (yarōqā)              ܩܝܼܢܵܐ (qīnā)
             ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā)              ܙܪܘܿܩܵܐ (zrōqā)              ܡܝܼܠܵܐ (mīlā)
             ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܝܵܐ (bānafšāyā); ܡܲܝܩܵܐ (mayqā)              ܦ̮ܘܼܫܝܼܵܐ (fūšīyā); ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ (argwānā)              ܘܲܪܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ (warōḏā)
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