ܦܘܪܬܩܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܦܘܪܬܩܠܐ (ܛܥܘܢܬܐ)
ܦܘܪܬܩܠܐ (ܓܘܢܐ)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بُرْتُقَال (burtuqāl), ultimately from Portuguese Portugal; compare ܦܘܼܪܬܘܼܓܵܠ (purtūgāl, Portugal), taken directly from Portuguese.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [purtəqɑːlɑː]
  • (Ashiret) IPA(key): [ˌpʊɾ.təˈqä.lä]

Adjective

ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ • (purtqālā) (feminine ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܬܵܐ (purtqāltā), plural ܦܘܼܪ̈ܬܩܵܠܹܐ (purtqālē))

  1. orange
    ܐܝܼܬ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܡܲܐܢܹ̈ܐ ܦܘܼܪ̈ܬܩܵܠܹܐ ܓܵܘ ܕܵܘܠܵܒܟ̰ܵܐ.
    īt rābā mānē purtqālē gāw dāwlābča.
    There are a lot of orange plates in the cabinet.

Noun

ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ • (purtqālā) m sg (plural ܦܘܼܪ̈ܬܩܵܠܹܐ (purtqālē))

  1. (countable) orange (citrus fruit with a sweet flavour)
    ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܬ ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܥܲܨܪܵܐ ܕܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ؟
    kē bāˁēt ḥačā ˁaṣrā d-purtqālā yan mayyā?
    Do you want a little orange juice or water?
  2. (by extension, uncountable) the orange color

Inflection

Synonyms

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)
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