ܩܪܡܝܙܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [qɪr.miːzɑː]

Adjective

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

  1. crimson
    ܚܛܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܫܒ݂ܝܼܩ ܠܵܗ̇ ܛܘܼܠܫܬܵܐ ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܬܵܐ، ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܬܲܠܓܵܐ ܡܘܼܚܘܸܪܹܗ ܠܹܗ.
    ḥṭīṯā šḇīq lāh ṭulštā qirmīztā, ayḵ talgā mūḥwirrēh lēh.
    Sin left a crimson stain, he washed it white as snow.

Noun

ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ • (qirmīzām sg (plural ܩܸܪ̈ܡܝܼܙܹܐ (qirmīzē))

  1. kermes (insect found on the kermes oak that is used to make crimson dyes)
    Synonym: ܙܚܘܿܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zḥōrīṯā)
  2. crimson color
    Synonyms: ܙܚܘܿܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (zḥōrīṯānāyā), ܡܲܕܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (madmānāyā)
    ܩܪܡܝܙܐ:  

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙ (qirmīz) 1st person ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܝܼ (qirmīzī) ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܲܢ (qirmīzan)
construct ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙ (qirmīz) 2nd person ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܘܼܟ݂ (qirmīzōḵ) ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܟ݂ܝ (qirmīzāḵ) ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qirmīzawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ (qirmīzā) 3rd person ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܹܗ (qirmīzēh) ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܗ̇ (qirmīzāh) ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܗܘܿܢ (qirmīzhōn)
plural absolute ܩܸܪ̈ܡܝܼܙܝܼܢ (qirmīzīn) 1st person ܩܸܪ̈ܡܝܼܙܝܼ (qirmīzī) ܩܸܪ̈ܡܝܼܙܲܢ (qirmīzan)
construct ܩܸܪ̈ܡܝܼܙܲܝ (qirmīzay) 2nd person ܩܸܪ̈ܡܝܼܙܘܼܟ݂ (qirmīzōḵ) ܩܸܪ̈ܡܝܼܙܵܟ݂ܝ (qirmīzāḵ) ܩܸܪ̈ܡܝܼܙܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qirmīzawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܸܪ̈ܡܝܼܙܹܐ (qirmīzē) 3rd person ܩܸܪ̈ܡܝܼܙܘܼܗܝ (qirmīzūh) ܩܸܪ̈ܡܝܼܙܘܼܗ̇ (qirmīzōh) ܩܸܪ̈ܡܝܼܙܲܝܗܘܿܢ (qirmīzayhōn)

Coordinate terms

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)