ܠܝܡܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܠܝܡܘܢܐ

Etymology

From Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn), from Persian لیمو (limu)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [liːmoːnɑː]

Noun

ܠܝܼܡܘܿܢܵܐ • (līmōnā) f (plural ܠܝܼܡܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (līmōnē))

1. lemon (pale yellow oval citrus fruit with thick skin and fragrant, acidic juice)

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܝܼܡܘܿܢܵܐ (līmōnā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܠܝܼܡܘܿܢܝܼ (līmōnī)		ܠܝܼܡܘܿܢܲܢ (līmōnan)
	construct	ܠܝܼܡܘܿܢ (līmōn)	2nd person	ܠܝܼܡܘܿܢܘܼܟ݂ (līmōnūḵ)	ܠܝܼܡܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ (līmōnāḵ)	ܠܝܼܡܘܿܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (līmōnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܝܼܡܘܿܢܵܐ (līmōnā)	3rd person	ܠܝܼܡܘܿܢܹܗ (līmōnēh)	ܠܝܼܡܘܿܢܵܗ̇ (līmōnāh)	ܠܝܼܡܘܿܢܗܘܿܢ (līmōnhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܠܝܼܡܘܿܢܝܼ̈ (līmōnī)		ܠܝܼܡܘܿܢܲܢ̈ (līmōnan)
	construct	ܠܝܼܡܘܿܢܲܝ̈ (līmōnay)	2nd person	ܠܝܼܡܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (līmōnūḵ)	ܠܝܼܡܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (līmōnāḵ)	ܠܝܼܡܘܿܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (līmōnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܝܼܡܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (līmōnē)	3rd person	ܠܝܼܡܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (līmōnūh)	ܠܝܼܡܘܿܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (līmōnōh)	ܠܝܼܡܘܿܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (līmōnhōn)

Derived terms

• ܠܝܼܡܘܿܢܵܝܵܐ (līmōnāyā)
• ܠܝܼܡܘܿܢܵܕܵܐ (līmōnādā, “lemonade”)