ܚܘܪܡܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܚܘܪ̈ܡܠܐ

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خُرْمَال (ḵurmāl), from Persian خرمالو (xormâlu, “persimmon”, literally “date plum”). Doublet of ܚܘܼܼܪܡܵܐ (“date”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xur.mɑːlɑː]

Noun

ܚܘܼܪܡܵܠܵܐ • (ḥurmālā) m sg (plural ܚܘܼܪ̈ܡܵܠܹܐ (ḥurmālē))

1. persimmon (orange fruit resembling a tomato; very sweet and quite astringent when immature)

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܘܼܪܡܵܠܵܐ (ḥurmālā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܘܼܪܡܵܠܝܼ (ḥurmālī)		ܚܘܼܪܡܵܠܲܢ (ḥurmālan)
	construct	ܚܘܼܪܡܵܠ (ḥurmāl)	2nd person	ܚܘܼܪܡܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (ḥurmālūḵ)	ܚܘܼܪܡܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥurmālāḵ)	ܚܘܼܪܡܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥurmālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܘܼܪܡܵܠܵܐ (ḥurmālā)	3rd person	ܚܘܼܪܡܵܠܹܗ (ḥurmālēh)	ܚܘܼܪܡܵܠܵܗ̇ (ḥurmālāh)	ܚܘܼܪܡܵܠܗܘܿܢ (ḥurmālhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܘܼܪ̈ܡܵܠܝܼ (ḥurmālī)		ܚܘܼܪ̈ܡܵܠܲܢ (ḥurmālan)
	construct	ܚܘܼܪ̈ܡܵܠܲܝ (ḥurmālay)	2nd person	ܚܘܼܪ̈ܡܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (ḥurmālūḵ)	ܚܘܼܪ̈ܡܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥurmālāḵ)	ܚܘܼܪ̈ܡܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥurmālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܘܼܪ̈ܡܵܠܹܐ (ḥurmālē)	3rd person	ܚܘܼܪ̈ܡܵܠܘܼܗܝ (ḥurmālūh)	ܚܘܼܪ̈ܡܵܠܘܿܗ̇ (ḥurmālōh)	ܚܘܼܪ̈ܡܵܠܗܘܿܢ (ḥurmālhōn)