ܒܢܦܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܢܦܫܐ

Etymology 1

From Persian بنفشه (banafše), from Middle Persian wnpšk' (wanafšag, “violet”); compare Arabic بَنَفْسَج (banafsaj).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bɑːnaf.ʃɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [bɑːnoːʃɑː]

Noun

ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ • (bānafšā) m sg (plural ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܹ̈ܐ (bānafšē))

1. violet (purple or blue flower from temperate regions)

   Synonym: ܡܢܝܼܫܟ݂ܵܐ (mnīšḵā)

2. (by extension) purple, violet colour

Derived terms

• ܠܥܸܠ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (lˁil min bānafšā, “ultraviolet”)
• ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܝܵܐ (bānafšāyā, “violet coloured”)

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)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bə.naf.ʃɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [bə.noːʃɑː]

Adverb

ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ • (b-nafšā)

1. alone, sole

   Synonym: ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ (balḥōd)

2. by one's self

   Synonyms: ܒܓܵܢܵܐ (bgānā), ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ (balḥōd)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (bnafšā)
Base Form			ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (bnafšā)
Personal-pronoun including forms	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܝܼ (bnafšī)		ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܲܢ (bnafšan)
2nd person	ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܘܼܟ݂ (bnafšūḵ)	ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܟ݂ܝ (bnafšāḵ)	ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bnafšāwḵōn)
3rd person	ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ (bnafšēh)	ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܗ̇ (bnafšāh)	ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܗܘܿܢ (bnafšhōn)