بنفسجي
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))
- violet (color), purple
- فَوْقَ الْبَنَفْسَجِيّ ― fawqa l-banafsajiyy ― ultraviolet
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | بَنَفْسَجِي banafsajī |
الْبَنَفْسَجِي al-banafsajī |
بَنَفْسَجِيَّة banafsajiyya |
الْبَنَفْسَجِيَّة al-banafsajiyya |
| nominative | بَنَفْسَجِيٌّ banafsajiyyun |
الْبَنَفْسَجِيُّ al-banafsajiyyu |
بَنَفْسَجِيَّةٌ banafsajiyyatun |
الْبَنَفْسَجِيَّةُ al-banafsajiyyatu |
| accusative | بَنَفْسَجِيًّا banafsajiyyan |
الْبَنَفْسَجِيَّ al-banafsajiyya |
بَنَفْسَجِيَّةً banafsajiyyatan |
الْبَنَفْسَجِيَّةَ al-banafsajiyyata |
| genitive | بَنَفْسَجِيٍّ banafsajiyyin |
الْبَنَفْسَجِيِّ al-banafsajiyyi |
بَنَفْسَجِيَّةٍ banafsajiyyatin |
الْبَنَفْسَجِيَّةِ al-banafsajiyyati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | بَنَفْسَجِيَّيْن banafsajiyyayn |
الْبَنَفْسَجِيَّيْن al-banafsajiyyayn |
بَنَفْسَجِيَّتَيْن banafsajiyyatayn |
الْبَنَفْسَجِيَّتَيْن al-banafsajiyyatayn |
| nominative | بَنَفْسَجِيَّانِ banafsajiyyāni |
الْبَنَفْسَجِيَّانِ al-banafsajiyyāni |
بَنَفْسَجِيَّتَانِ banafsajiyyatāni |
الْبَنَفْسَجِيَّتَانِ al-banafsajiyyatāni |
| accusative | بَنَفْسَجِيَّيْنِ banafsajiyyayni |
الْبَنَفْسَجِيَّيْنِ al-banafsajiyyayni |
بَنَفْسَجِيَّتَيْنِ banafsajiyyatayni |
الْبَنَفْسَجِيَّتَيْنِ al-banafsajiyyatayni |
| genitive | بَنَفْسَجِيَّيْنِ banafsajiyyayni |
الْبَنَفْسَجِيَّيْنِ al-banafsajiyyayni |
بَنَفْسَجِيَّتَيْنِ banafsajiyyatayni |
الْبَنَفْسَجِيَّتَيْنِ al-banafsajiyyatayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | بَنَفْسَجِيِّين banafsajiyyīn |
الْبَنَفْسَجِيِّين al-banafsajiyyīn |
بَنَفْسَجِيَّات banafsajiyyāt |
الْبَنَفْسَجِيَّات al-banafsajiyyāt |
| nominative | بَنَفْسَجِيُّونَ banafsajiyyūna |
الْبَنَفْسَجِيُّونَ al-banafsajiyyūna |
بَنَفْسَجِيَّاتٌ banafsajiyyātun |
الْبَنَفْسَجِيَّاتُ al-banafsajiyyātu |
| accusative | بَنَفْسَجِيِّينَ banafsajiyyīna |
الْبَنَفْسَجِيِّينَ al-banafsajiyyīna |
بَنَفْسَجِيَّاتٍ banafsajiyyātin |
الْبَنَفْسَجِيَّاتِ al-banafsajiyyāti |
| genitive | بَنَفْسَجِيِّينَ banafsajiyyīna |
الْبَنَفْسَجِيِّينَ al-banafsajiyyīna |
بَنَفْسَجِيَّاتٍ banafsajiyyātin |
الْبَنَفْسَجِيَّاتِ al-banafsajiyyāti |
See also
| 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
Adjective
بنفسجي • (banafsaji) (feminine بنفسجية (banafsajiyye))
- violet (color)
See also
| أبيض (ʔabyaḍ, “white”) | رمادي (ramādi, “grey”), سكني (sakani, “grey”) | أسود (ʔaswad, “black”) |
| أحمر (ʔaḥmar, “red”), خمري (ḵamri, “crimson”) | بردقاني (burdʔāni, “orange”); بني (binni, “brown”) | أصفر (ʔaṣfar, “yellow”) |
| أخضر (ʔaḵḍar, “green”) | ||
| أزرق (ʔazraʔ, “blue”), كحلي (kuḥli, “navy”) | ||
| بنفسجي (banafsaji, “violet”) | نهدي (nahdi, “purple”), ليلكي (lēlaki, “lilac”) | زهري (zahri, “pink”) |