ܒܢܦܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܒܢܦܫܐ

Etymology 1

From Persian بنفشه (banafše), from Middle Persian wnpšk' (wanafšag, “violet”); compare Arabic بَنَفْسَج (banafsaj).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [bɑːnaf.ʃɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [bɑːnoːʃɑː]

Noun

ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ • (bānafšā) m sg (plural ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܹ̈ܐ (bānafšē))

  1. violet (purple or blue flower from temperate regions)
    Synonym: ܡܢܝܼܫܟ݂ܵܐ (mnīšḵā)
  2. (by extension) purple, violet colour
Derived terms
See also
Colors in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܓܵܘܢܹ̈ܐ (gāwnē) (layout · text)
     ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārā)      ܩܛܘܿܡܵܐ (qṭōmā)      ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (kōmā)
             ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (smōqā); ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ (qirmīzā)              ܐ݇ܛܪܘܿܓ݂ܵܐ (ṭrōḡā); ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ (purtqālā); ܫܚܘܿܡܵܐ (šḥōmā)              ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (šˁōṯā); ܙܵܪܓܵܐ (zārgā)
             ܠܲܝܡܵܐ (laymā)              ܝܲܪܘܿܩܵܐ (yarōqā)              ܩܝܼܢܵܐ (qīnā)
             ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā)              ܙܪܘܿܩܵܐ (zrōqā)              ܡܝܼܠܵܐ (mīlā)
             ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (bānafšā); ܡܲܝܩܵܐ (mayqā)              ܦ̮ܘܼܫܝܼܵܐ (fūšīyā); ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ (argwānā)              ܘܲܪܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ (warōḏā)

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [bə.naf.ʃɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [bə.noːʃɑː]

Adverb

ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ • (b-nafšā)

  1. alone, sole
    Synonym: ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ (balḥōd)
  2. by one's self
    Synonyms: ܒܓܵܢܵܐ (bgānā), ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ (balḥōd)
Inflection
Inflection of ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (bnafšā)
Base Form ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ
(bnafšā)
Personal-pronoun including forms singular plural
m f
1st person ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܝܼ
(bnafšī)		 ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܲܢ
(bnafšan)
2nd person ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܘܼܟ݂
(bnafšūḵ)		 ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܟ݂ܝ
(bnafšāḵ)		 ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(bnafšāwḵōn)
3rd person ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ
(bnafšēh)		 ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܗ̇
(bnafšāh)		 ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܗܘܿܢ
(bnafšhōn)
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