ܒܠܘܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܒܵܠܘܿܢܵܐ • (bālōnā) m sg or f (plural ܒܵܠܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (bālōnē))
- balloon (inflatable and buoyant object; child’s toy)
- ܢܦܝܼܚ ܠܲܢ ܒܵܠܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܓܵܘܢܹ̈ܐ ܩܵܐ ܙܘܼܝܵܚܵܐ.
- npīḥ lan bālōnē d-kullāyh gāwnē qā zuyyāḥā.
- We blew up balloons of all colours for the celebration.
- hot-air balloon (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
- ܚܙܘܼܩܝܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܒܵܠܘܿܢܵܐ ܐܲܝܟܵܐ ܕܚܵܙܹܝܬ ܒܟܠܵܗ̇ ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ.
- ḥzuqyā ˁal bālōnā aykā d-ḥāzēt b-kullāh mdītā.
- A trip on a hot-air balloon where you can see the whole city.
Usage notes edit
- (hot-air balloon): Assyrian Neo-Aramaic speakers sometimes treat this term as if it were grammatically female, because vehicles such as ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ (raddāytā, “car”) or ܛܲܝܵܣܬܵܐ (ṭayyāstā, “airplane”) are usually grammatically feminine.
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܒܵܠܘܿܢܵܐ (bālōnā)
number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||||
singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܵܠܘܿܢܝܼ (bālōnī) |
ܒܵܠܘܿܢܲܢ (bālōnan) | ||
construct | ܒܵܠܘܿܢ (bālōn) |
2nd person | ܒܵܠܘܿܢܘܼܟ݂ (bālōnūḵ) |
ܒܵܠܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ (bālōnāḵ) |
ܒܵܠܘܿܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bālōnāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܒܵܠܘܿܢܵܐ (bālōnā) |
3rd person | ܒܵܠܘܿܢܹܗ (bālōnēh) |
ܒܵܠܘܿܢܵܗ̇ (bālōnāh) |
ܒܵܠܘܿܢܗܘܿܢ (bālōnhōn) | ||
plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܵܠܘܿܢܝܼ̈ (bālōnī) |
ܒܵܠܘܿܢܲܢ̈ (bālōnan) | ||
construct | ܒܵܠܘܿܢܲܝ̈ (bālōnay) |
2nd person | ܒܵܠܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bālōnūḵ) |
ܒܵܠܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bālōnāḵ) |
ܒܵܠܘܿܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bālōnāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܒܵܠܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (bālōnē) |
3rd person | ܒܵܠܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (bālōnūh) |
ܒܵܠܘܿܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bālōnōh) |
ܒܵܠܘܿܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bālōnhōn) |