ܩܪܡܝܙܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ (qirmīzā, “kermes”) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending); compare Arabic قِرْمِزِيّ (qirmiziyy).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [qɪrmiːzɑːjɑː]
Adjective
ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܝܵܐ • (qirmīzāyā) (feminine ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܝܬܵܐ (qirmīzāytā), plural ܩܸܪ̈ܡܝܼܙܵܝܹܐ (qirmīzāyē))
- crimson, scarlet, vermillion
- Synonyms: ܙܚܘܿܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (zḥōrīṯānāyā), ܡܲܕܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (madmānāyā)
- ܩܪܡܝܙܝܐ:
- ܚܛܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܫܒ݂ܝܼܩ ܠܵܗ̇ ܛܘܼܠܫܬܵܐ ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܝܬܵܐ، ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܬܲܠܓܵܐ ܡܘܼܚܘܸܪ ܠܹܗ.
- ḥṭīṯā šḇīq lāh ṭulštā qirmīzāytā, ayḵ talgā mūḥwir lēh.
- Sin left a crimson stain, he washed it white as snow.
Coordinate terms
| ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārā) | ܩܛܘܿܡܵܐ (qṭōmā) | ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (kōmā) |
| ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (smōqā); ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܝܵܐ (qirmīzāyā) | ܐ݇ܛܪܘܿܓ݂ܵܐ (ṭrōḡā); ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܝܵܐ (purtqālāyā); ܫܚܘܿܡܵܐ (šḥōmā) | ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (šˁōṯā) |
| ܠܲܝܡܵܝܵܐ (laymāyā) | ܝܲܪܘܿܩܵܐ (yarōqā) | ܩܝܼܢܵܐ (qīnā) |
| ܣܵܣܓܲܘܢܵܝܵܐ (sāsgawnāyā) | ܙܪܘܿܩܵܐ (zrōqā) | ܡܝܼܠܵܐ (mīlā) |
| ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܝܵܐ (bānafšāyā); ܡܲܝܩܵܐ (mayqā) | ܦ̮ܘܼܫܝܼܵܐ (fūšīyā); ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܝܵܐ (argwānāyā) | ܘܲܪܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ (warōḏā) |