Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

 
ܒܪܬܐ ܡܟܘܣܐ ܣܡܩܪܝܐ
Root
ܣ ܡ ܩ ܪ (s m q r)
1 term

Etymology edit

From a variant of ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (smōqā, red) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [səma.qrɑːjɑː]

Adjective edit

ܣܡܲܩܪܵܝܵܐ (smaqrāyā) (feminine ܣܡܲܩܪܵܝܬܵܐ (smaqrāytā), plural ܣܡܲܩܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (smaqrāyē))

  1. (modern, of hair) yellowish; fair, blond
  2. (archaic or dated) yellow-red; red-brown; coppery; tan, tawny; chestnut; sorrel; blood-red

Derived terms 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)