بنفسجي

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See also: بنفسجى

Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of بَنَفْسَج (banafsaj, violet (flower)) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.naf.sa.d͡ʒijj/

Adjective

بَنَفْسَجِيّ (banafsajiyy) (feminine بَنَفْسَجِيَّة (banafsajiyya), masculine plural بَنَفْسَجِيُّونَ (banafsajiyyūna), feminine plural بَنَفْسَجِيَّات (banafsajiyyāt))

  1. violet (color), purple
    فَوْقَ الْبَنَفْسَجِيّfawqa l-banafsajiyyultraviolet

Declension

See also

Colors in Arabic · أَلْوَان (ʔalwān) (layout · text)
     أَبْيَض (ʔabyaḍ), أَشْيَب (ʔašyab)      رَمَادِيّ (ramādiyy), أَشْهَب (ʔašhab), أَغْبَر (ʔaḡbar), أَعْفَر (ʔaʕfar), رَصَاصِيّ (raṣāṣiyy)      أَسْوَد (ʔaswad), غِرْبِيب (ḡirbīb), أَحَمّ (ʔaḥamm), أَدْهَم (ʔadham)
             أَحْمَر (ʔaḥmar), أَصْهَب (ʔaṣhab); قِرْمِزِيّ (qirmiziyy)              أَمْغَر (ʔamḡar), بُرْتُقَالِيّ (burtuqāliyy); بُنِّيّ (bunniyy), أَسْمَر (ʔasmar), أَشْعَل (ʔašʕal), أَشْهَل (ʔašhal)              أَصْفَر (ʔaṣfar), أَشْقَر (ʔašqar); قِشْدِيّ (qišdiyy)
             لِيمِيّ (līmiyy)              أَخْضَر (ʔaḵḍar), أَحْوَى (ʔaḥwā)              نَعْنَاعِيّ (naʕnāʕiyy), زُمُرُّدِيّ‎ (zumurrudiyy)
             سَمَاوِيّ (samāwiyy), فَيْرُوزِيّ (fayrūziyy); حَذَفِيّ (ḥaḏafiyy), شَرْشِيرِيّ (šaršīriyy)              لَازُوَرْدِيّ (lāzuwardiyy), بَحْرِيّ‎ (baḥriyy)              أَزْرَق (ʔazraq)
             بَنَفْسَجِيّ (banafsajiyy), فِرْفِيرِيّ (firfīriyy); نِيلِيّ (nīliyy)              فُوشِيّ (fūšiyy); أُرْجُوَانِيّ (ʔurjuwāniyy)              وَرْدِيّ (wardiyy), زَهْرِيّ (zahriyy)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بَنَفْسَجِيّ (banafsajiyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.naf.sa.ʒi/,
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Adjective

بنفسجي (banafsaji) (feminine بنفسجية (banafsajiyye))

  1. violet (color)

See also

Colors · الألوان (il-ʔalwān)
     أبيض (ʔabyaḍ, white)      أسود (ʔaswad, black)
          أحمر (ʔaḥmar, red), خمري (ḵamri, crimson)      رمادي (ramādi, grey), سكني (sakani, grey)
          بردقاني (burdʔāni, orange), بني (binni, brown)      أصفر (ʔaṣfar, yellow)
     أخضر (ʔaḵḍar, green)           أزرق (ʔazraʔ, blue), كحلي (kuḥli, navy)
     بنفسجي (banafsaji, violet), نهدي (nahdi, purple)      زهري (zahri, pink), ليلكي (lēlaki, lilac)