ܒܢܦܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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

Adverb

ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ‎ • (b-nafšā)

  1. alone, sole
    Synonym: ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ‎ (balḥod)
  2. by one's self
    Synonyms: ܒܓܵܢܵܐ‎ (b-gānā), ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ‎ (balḥod)

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
(bnafšuḵ)		 ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܟ݂ܝ‎
(bnafšāḵ)		 ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(bnafšāwḵon)
3rd person ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ‎
(bnafšēh)		 ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܘܿܗ̇‎
(bnafšoh)		 ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܗܘܿܢ‎
(bnafšhon)

Etymology
ܒܢܦܫܐ

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

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

Adjective

ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ • (bānafšā), plural ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܹ̈ܐ (bānafšē)

  1. violet, purple

Noun

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

  1. violet (flower from temperate regions, typically having purple, blue, or white five-petalled flowers, one petal of which forms a landing pad for pollinating insects)
  2. violet (colour)
    ܒܢܦܫܐ:  

Derived terms
  • ܠܥܸܠ ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ‎ (lʿil bānafšā, “ultraviolet”)

See also
  • ܡܢܝܼܫܟ݂ܵܐ‎ (mnišḵā)
Colors in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܨܸܒ݂ܥܹ̈ܐ‎ (ṣiḇʿē) (layout · text)
     ܚܘܵܪܵܐ‎ (ḥwārā)      ܩܲܛܡܵܐ‎ (qaṭmā)      ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ‎ (komā)
             ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ‎ (smoqā); ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ‎ (qirmīzā)              ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ‎ (purtqālā); ܫܚܝܼܡܵܐ‎ (šḥīmā)              ܙܵܪܓܵܐ‎ (zārgā), ܫܲܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ‎ (šaʿoṯā)
             ܠܲܝܡܵܐ‎ (laymā)              ܝܲܪܘܼܩܵܐ‎ (yaruqā)              ܩܝܼܢܵܐ‎ (qīnā)
             ܟܝܵܢܵܐ‎ (kyānā)              ܙܲܪܩܵܐ‎ (zarqā)              ܡܝܼܠܵܐ‎ (mīlā)
             ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (bānafšā); ܡܲܝܩܵܐ‎ (mayqā)              ܦ̮ܘܼܫܝܼܵܐ‎ (fušīyā); ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ‎ (argwānā)              ܘܲܪܕܵܐ‎ (wardā)
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