ܐܛܪܘܓܐ ܚܠܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܛܪ̈ܘܓܐ ܗܢܕܘܝܐ

Etymology

From ܐܸܛܪܘܼܓܵܐ (iṭruggā, “citron”) +‎ ܚܸܠܝܵܐ (ḥilyā, “sweet”) coined as substitute for the common Arabism ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ (purtqālā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪ.tˤruɡ.ɡɑː‿xɪl.jɑː]

Noun

ܐܸܛܪܘܼܓܵܐ ܚܸܠܝܵܐ • (iṭruggā ḥilyā) m sg (plural ܐܸܛܪ̈ܘܼܓܹܐ ܚܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ (iṭruggē ḥilyē))

1. (modern) orange

Related terms

• ܐ݇ܛܪܘܿܓ݂ܵܐ (ṭrōḡā, “the orange color”)