Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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ܦ̮ܘܫܝܐ

Etymology 1

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From Arabic فُوشِيَة (fūšiya), from English fuchsia.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [fuːʃi.jɑː]

Noun

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ܦ̮ܘܼܫܝܼܵܐ (fūšīyām sg (plural ܦ̮ܘܼܫܝܼܹ̈ܐ (fūšīyē))

  1. (botany) fuchsia
  2. magenta, the fuchsia colour
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Etymology 2

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From the above + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Adjective

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ܦ̮ܘܼܫܵܝܵܐ (fuššāyā) (feminine ܦ̮ܘܼܫܵܝܬܵܐ (fūšāytā), plural ܦ̮ܘܼܫܵܝܹ̈ܐ (fūšāyē))

  1. fuchsia-related
  2. magenta, fuchsia-colored

See also

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Colors in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܓܵܘܢܹ̈ܐ (gāwnē) (layout · text)
     ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārā)      ܩܛܘܿܡܵܐ (qṭōmā)      ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (kōmā)
             ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (smōqā); ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ (qirmīzā)              ܐ݇ܛܪܘܿܓ݂ܵܐ (ṭrōḡā); ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ (purtqālā); ܫܚܘܿܡܵܐ (šḥōmā)              ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (šˁōṯā); ܙܵܪܓܵܐ (zārgā)
             ܠܲܝܡܵܐ (laymā)              ܝܲܪܘܿܩܵܐ (yarōqā)              ܩܝܼܢܵܐ (qīnā)
             ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā)              ܙܪܘܿܩܵܐ (zrōqā)              ܡܝܼܠܵܐ (mīlā)
             ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (bānafšā); ܡܲܝܩܵܐ (mayqā)              ܦ̮ܘܼܫܝܼܵܐ (fūšīyā); ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ (argwānā)              ܘܲܪܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ (warōḏā)

Etymology 3

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ܐܠܩܘܫ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܠܒܝܫ̈ܐ ܦܘܫ̈ܝܐ

From Ottoman Turkish poşu (kaffiya, headwear) or Northern Kurdish poşî (kaffiya, headwear). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [poːʃiːja]

Noun

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ܦܘܿܫܝܼܵܐ (pōšīyāf (plural ܦܘܿܫ̈ܝܼܹܐ (pōšīyē))

  1. Poshiya, a traditional Assyrian headwear worn by women and which varies by region and village
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