Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

 
ܠܝܡܐ

Etymology edit

From Arabic لَيْم (laym), from English lime.

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [leːmɑː]

Adjective edit

ܠܲܝܡܵܐ (laymam (feminine ܠܲܝܡܬܵܐ (laymta), plural ܠܲܝ̈ܡܹܐ (layme))

  1. lime green
    Synonym: ܝܪܘܩܐ (rwqā)

Noun edit

ܠܲܝܡܵܐ (layma) (plural ܠܲܝ̈ܡܹܐ (layme))

  1. lime (fruit): Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon.
  2. lime green (color)
    ܠܝܡܐ:  

Declension edit

See also edit

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)