ܦܘܪܬܩܠܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܦܘܪܬܩܠܐ (ܛܥܘܢܬܐ)
ܦܘܪܬܩܠܐ (ܓܘܢܐ)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بُرْتُقَال (burtuqāl), ultimately from Portuguese Portugal; compare ܦܘܼܪܬܘܼܓܵܠ (purtūgāl, Portugal), taken directly from Portuguese.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ (purtqālā) (feminine ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܬܵܐ (purtqāltā), plural ܦܘܼܪ̈ܬܩܵܠܹܐ (purtqālē))

  1. orange
    ܐܝܼܬ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܡܲܐܢܹ̈ܐ ܦܘܼܪ̈ܬܩܵܠܹܐ ܓܵܘ ܕܵܘܠܵܒܟ̰ܵܐ.
    īt rābā mānē purtqālē gāw dāwlābča.
    There are a lot of orange plates in the cabinet.

Noun

ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ (purtqālām sg (plural ܦܘܼܪ̈ܬܩܵܠܹܐ (purtqālē))

  1. (countable) orange (citrus fruit with a sweet flavour)
    ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܬ ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܥܲܨܪܵܐ ܕܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ؟
    kē bāˁēt ḥačā ˁaṣrā d-purtqālā yan mayyā?
    Do you want a little orange juice or water?
  2. (by extension, uncountable) the orange color

Inflection

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See also

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)