ܦܘܪܬܩܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from either Arabic بُرْتُقَال (burtuqāl) or Ottoman Turkish پورتقال (portokal), ultimately from Portuguese Portugal; compare ܦܘܿܪܛܘܼܓ݂ܵܠ (pōrṭūḡāl, Portugal), taken directly from Portuguese.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [purtəqɑːlɑː]
  • (Ashiret) IPA(key): [ˌpʊɾ.təˈqä.lä]

Noun

ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ • (purtqālām sg (plural ܦܘܼܪ̈ܬܩܵܠܹܐ (purtqālē))

  1. orange (citrus fruit with a sweet flavour)
    Synonym: ܐܸܛܪܘܼܓܵܐ ܚܸܠܝܵܐ (iṭrūgā ḥilyā, literally sweet citron)

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠ (purtqāl) 1st person ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܝܼ (purtqālī) ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܲܢ (purtqālan)
construct ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠ (purtqāl) 2nd person ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (purtqālōḵ) ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (purtqālāḵ) ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (purtqālawḵōn)
emphatic ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ (purtqālā) 3rd person ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܹܗ (purtqālēh) ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܗ̇ (purtqālāh) ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܗܘܿܢ (purtqālhōn)
plural absolute ܦܘܼܪ̈ܬܩܵܠܝܼܢ (purtqālīn) 1st person ܦܘܼܪ̈ܬܩܵܠܝܼ (purtqālī) ܦܘܼܪ̈ܬܩܵܠܲܢ (purtqālan)
construct ܦܘܼܪ̈ܬܩܵܠܲܝ (purtqālay) 2nd person ܦܘܼܪ̈ܬܩܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (purtqālōḵ) ܦܘܼܪ̈ܬܩܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (purtqālāḵ) ܦܘܼܪ̈ܬܩܵܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (purtqālawḵōn)
emphatic ܦܘܼܪ̈ܬܩܵܠܹܐ (purtqālē) 3rd person ܦܘܼܪ̈ܬܩܵܠܘܼܗܝ (purtqālūh) ܦܘܼܪ̈ܬܩܵܠܘܼܗ̇ (purtqālōh) ܦܘܼܪ̈ܬܩܵܠܲܝܗܘܿܢ (purtqālayhōn)

Derived terms