ܢܝܠܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Alternative forms
- ܡܝܼܠܵܐ (mīlā)
Etymology
From Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nīl, “indigo”) possibly through Arabic نِيل (nīl), from Sanskrit नील (nīla, “dark blue”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܢܝܼܠܵܐ • (nīlā) m (plural ܢܝܼ̈ܠܹܐ (nīlē))
- (dialectal) indigo
- Synonym: ܡܲܝܩܵܐ (mayqā)
- (dialectal) blue
- Synonym: ܙܪܘܿܩܵܐ (zrōqā)
- (dialectal) green
- Synonym: ܝܲܪܘܿܩܵܐ (yarōqā)
- (figurative) misfortune
- ܡܵܚܹܐ ܡܝܼܠܵܐ ܥܲܠܘܼܟ݂ ― māḥē mīlā ˁalōḵ ― May misfortune strike you!
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܝܼܠ (nīl) | 1st person | ܢܝܼܠܝܼ (nīlī) | ܢܝܼܠܲܢ (nīlan) | |||
| construct | ܢܝܼܠ (nīl) | 2nd person | ܢܝܼܠܘܼܟ݂ (nīlōḵ) | ܢܝܼܠܵܟ݂ܝ (nīlāḵ) | ܢܝܼܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nīlawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܝܼܠܵܐ (nīlā) | 3rd person | ܢܝܼܠܹܗ (nīlēh) | ܢܝܼܠܵܗ̇ (nīlāh) | ܢܝܼܠܗܘܿܢ (nīlhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܢܝܼܠܝܼ̈ܢ (nīlīn) | 1st person | ܢܝܼܠܝܼ̈ (nīlī) | ܢܝܼܠܲܢ̈ (nīlan) | |||
| construct | ܢܝܼܠܲܝ̈ (nīlay) | 2nd person | ܢܝܼܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nīlōḵ) | ܢܝܼܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nīlāḵ) | ܢܝܼܠܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nīlawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܝܼ̈ܠܹܐ (nīlē) | 3rd person | ܢܝܼܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nīlūh) | ܢܝܼܠܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (nīlōh) | ܢܝܼܠܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (nīlayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܢܝܼܠܵܝܵܐ (nīlāyā, “indigo-coloured”)