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]

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.
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