ܩܪܡܝܙܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Arabic قِرْمِز (qirmiz), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš (“worm”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qɪr.miːzɑː]

Adjective

ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ • (qirmīzā) (feminine ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ (qirmīzā), plural ܩܸܪ̈ܡܝܼܙܹܐ (qirmīzē))

1. crimson

   ܚܛܝܼܬܵܐ ܫܒ݂ܝܼܩ ܠܵܗ̇ ܡܘܼܡܵܐ ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ، ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܬܲܠܓܵܐ ܡܘܼܚܘܸܪܹܗ ܠܹܗ.

   ḥṭītā šḇīq lāh mūmā qirmīzā, ayḵ talgā mūḥwirrēh lēh.

   Sin left a crimson stain, he washed it white as snow.

Noun

ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ • (qirmīzā) m sg (plural ܩܸܪ̈ܡܝܼܙܹܐ (qirmīzē))

1. kermes (insect found on the kermes oak that is used to make crimson dyes)
2. crimson color

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Inflection

Inflection of ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܝܼ (qirmīzī)		ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܲܢ (qirmīzan)
	construct	ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙ (qirmīz)		2nd person	ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܘܼܟ݂ (qirmīzūḵ)	ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܟ݂ܝ (qirmīzāḵ)	ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qirmīzāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ (qirmīzā)		3rd person	ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܹܗ (qirmīzēh)	ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܗ̇ (qirmīzāh)	ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܗܘܿܢ (qirmīzhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܸܪ̈ܡܝܼܙܝܼ (qirmīzī)		ܩܸܪ̈ܡܝܼܙܲܢ (qirmīzan)
	construct	ܩܸܪ̈ܡܝܼܙܲܝ (qirmīzay)		2nd person	ܩܸܪ̈ܡܝܼܙܘܼܟ݂ (qirmīzūḵ)	ܩܸܪ̈ܡܝܼܙܵܟ݂ܝ (qirmīzāḵ)	ܩܸܪ̈ܡܝܼܙܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qirmīzāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܸܪ̈ܡܝܼܙܹܐ (qirmīzē)		3rd person	ܩܸܪ̈ܡܝܼܙܘܼܗܝ (qirmīzūh)	ܩܸܪ̈ܡܝܼܙܘܿܗ̇ (qirmīzōh)	ܩܸܪ̈ܡܝܼܙܗܘܿܢ (qirmīzhōn)

Synonyms

• (insect): ܙܚܘܿܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zḥōrīṯā)
• (color): ܡܲܕܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (madmānāyā), ܙܚܘܿܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (zḥōrīṯānāyā)

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)