ܒܢܦܫܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (bānafšā, “violet”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending); compare Arabic بَنَفْسَجِيّ (banafsajiyy).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bɑːnaf.ʃɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܝܵܐ • (bānafšāyā) (feminine ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܝܬܵܐ (bānafšāytā), plural ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܝܹ̈ܐ (bānafšāyē))

1. violet, purple, having a bluish-purple colour.

   ܨܘܼܕܪܵܗ̇ ܚܕܲܬܵܐ ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܝܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇.

   ṣudrāh ḥdattā bānafšāytā ìlāh.

   Her new shirt is violet.