ܠܝܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Arabic لَيْم (laym), from English lime.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [leːmɑː]

Adjective

ܠܲܝܡܵܐ • (laymam (feminine ܠܲܝܡܬܵܐ (laymta), plural ܠܲܝ̈ܡܹܐ (layme))

  1. lime green
    Synonym: ܝܪܘܩܐ (rwqā)

Noun

ܠܲܝܡܵܐ • (layma) (plural ܠܲܝ̈ܡܹܐ (layme))

  1. lime (fruit): Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon.
  2. lime green (color)
    ܠܝܡܐ:  

Declension

Inflection of ܠܲܝܡܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܠܲܝܡ (laym) 1st person ܠܲܝܡܝܼ (laymī) ܠܲܝܡܲܢ (layman)
construct ܠܲܝܡ (laym) 2nd person ܠܲܝܡܘܼܟ݂ (laymōḵ) ܠܲܝܡܵܟ݂ܝ (laymāḵ) ܠܲܝܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (laymawḵōn)
emphatic ܠܲܝܡܵܐ (laymā) 3rd person ܠܲܝܡܹܗ (laymēh) ܠܲܝܡܵܗ̇ (laymāh) ܠܲܝܡܗܘܿܢ (laymhōn)
plural absolute ܠܲܝܡܝܼ̈ܢ (laymīn) 1st person ܠܲܝܡܝܼ̈ (laymī) ܠܲܝܡܲܢ̈ (layman)
construct ܠܲܝܡܲܝ̈ (laymay) 2nd person ܠܲܝܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (laymōḵ) ܠܲܝܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (laymāḵ) ܠܲܝܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (laymawḵōn)
emphatic ܠܲܝܡܹ̈ܐ (laymē) 3rd person ܠܲܝܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (laymūh) ܠܲܝܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (laymōh) ܠܲܝܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (laymayhōn)

See also

Colors in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܓܲܘܢܹ̈ܐ (gawnē) (layout · text)
     ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārā)      ܩܛܘܿܡܵܐ (qṭōmā)      ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (kōmā)
             ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (smōqā); ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ (qirmīzā)              ܐ݇ܛܪܘܿܓ݂ܵܐ (ṭrōḡā); ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ (purtqālā); ܫܚܘܿܡܵܐ (šḥōmā)              ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (šˁōṯā)
             ܠܲܝܡܵܐ (laymā)              ܝܲܪܘܿܩܵܐ (yarōqā)              ܩܝܼܢܵܐ (qīnā)
             ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā)              ܙܪܘܿܩܵܐ (zrōqā)              ܡܝܼܠܵܐ (mīlā)
             ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܝܵܐ (bānafšāyā); ܡܲܝܩܵܐ (mayqā)              ܦ̮ܘܼܫܝܼܵܐ (fūšīyā); ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ (argwānā)              ܘܲܪܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ (warōḏā)