ليلكي

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of ليلك (lēlak, “liliac (flower)”) +‎ ـي (-i).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /leː.la.ki/, [ˈleː.la.ki]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Adjective

ليلكي • (lēlaki) (feminine ليلكية (lēlakiyye))

  1. lilac (color), purple
    Synonym: نهدي (nahdi), Synonym: بنفسجي (banáfsaji)

See also
Colors · الألوان (il-ʔalwān)
     أبيض (ʔabyaḍ, “white”)      أسود (ʔaswad, “black”)
          أحمر (ʔaḥmar, “red”), خمري (ḵamri, “crimson”)      رمادي (ramādi, “grey”), سكني (sakani, “grey”)
          بردقاني (burdʔāni, “orange”), بني (binni, “brown”)      أصفر (ʔaṣfar, “yellow”)
     أخضر (ʔaḵḍar, “green”)           أزرق (ʔazraʔ, “blue”), كحلي (kuḥli, “navy”)
     بنفسجي (banafsaji, “violet”), نهدي (nahdi, “purple”)      زهري (zahri, “pink”), ليلكي (lēlaki, “lilac”)
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