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

Inflection of ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ (purtqālā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܝܼ (purtqālī)		ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܲܢ (purtqālan)
	construct	ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠ (purtqāl)	2nd person	ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (purtqālūḵ)	ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (purtqālāḵ)	ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (purtqālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ (purtqālā)	3rd person	ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܹܗ (purtqālēh)	ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܗ̇ (purtqālāh)	ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܗܘܿܢ (purtqālhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܘܼܪ̈ܬܩܵܠܝܼ (purtqālī)		ܦܘܼܪ̈ܬܩܵܠܲܢ (purtqālan)
	construct	ܦܘܼܪ̈ܬܩܵܠܲܝ (purtqālay)	2nd person	ܦܘܼܪ̈ܬܩܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (purtqālūḵ)	ܦܘܼܪ̈ܬܩܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (purtqālāḵ)	ܦܘܼܪ̈ܬܩܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (purtqālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܘܼܪ̈ܬܩܵܠܹܐ (purtqālē)	3rd person	ܦܘܼܪ̈ܬܩܵܠܘܼܗܝ (purtqālūh)	ܦܘܼܪ̈ܬܩܵܠܘܿܗ̇ (purtqālōh)	ܦܘܼܪ̈ܬܩܵܠܗܘܿܢ (purtqālhōn)

Synonyms

• (fruit): ܐܸܛܪܘܼܓܵܐ ܚܸܠܝܵܐ (iṭruggā ḥilyā, literally “sweet citron”)
• (color): ܐ݇ܛܪܘܿܓ݂ܵܐ (ṭrōḡā)

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)