ܒܢܬܓܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܢܬܓܢܐ

Etymology

From Persian بادنگان (bâdengân) reshaped under the influence of ܒ̈ܢܵܬ݂ ܓܲܢܹ̈ܐ (bnāṯ gannē, literally “daughters of the gardens”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [bənɑːθɡanneː]

Noun

ܒܢܵܬ݂ܓܲܢܹܐ • (bnāṯgannē) f

1. eggplant, aubergine

   Synonym: ܝܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܫܲܝܢܵܐ (yaḇrūḥā dšaynā)