ܒܪܐ ܘܒܪܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Literally, “Boy and girl”. Probably from the game known as “he loves me, he loves me not” in English, where children pluck the petals off these flowers.

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [braː‿w‿braːtaː]
(Bakhdede) IPA^(key): [ʔəbra‿w‿braːta]
(Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [broːna‿w‿braːta]

Noun

ܒܪܵܐ ܘ ܒܪܵܬܵܐ • (brā w-brātā) m

(colloquial) camomile
Synonyms: ܩܘܼܒܠܵܐ (qublā), ܥܸܩܵܪ ܩܲܪܚܵܐ (ˁiqqār qarḥā)