ܣܡܪܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܣ ܡ ܪ (s m r)
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic سَمَّرَ (sammara, “to brown, to add brownness to, to tan”) +‎ -ܢܐ (-ānā, the adjectival ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [səma.qrɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܣܲܡܪܵܢܵܐ • (samrānā) (feminine ܣܲܡܪܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (samrānītā), plural ܣܲܡܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (samrānē))

1. dark-skinned
2. brown, tan, tawny, deep yellow

Derived terms

• ܣܵܡܹܪ (sāmēr, “to tan, to become tan”)
• ܣܲܡܪܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (samrānūtā, “tan”)

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)