ܒܠܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܠܘܢܐ

Etymology

From French ballon.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [bɑːloːnɑː]

Noun

ܒܵܠܘܿܢܵܐ • (bālōnā) m sg or f (plural ܒܵܠܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (bālōnē))

1. balloon (inflatable and buoyant object; child’s toy)

   ܢܦܝܼܚ ܠܲܢ ܒܵܠܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܓܵܘܢܹ̈ܐ ܩܵܐ ܙܘܼܝܵܚܵܐ.

   npīḥ lan bālōnē d-kullāyh gāwnē qā zuyyāḥā.

   We blew up balloons of all colours for the celebration.

2. hot-air balloon (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

   ܚܙܘܼܩܝܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܒܵܠܘܿܢܵܐ ܐܲܝܟܵܐ ܕܚܵܙܹܝܬ ܒܟܠܵܗ̇ ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ.

   ḥzuqyā ˁal bālōnā aykā d-ḥāzēt b-kullāh mdītā.

   A trip on a hot-air balloon where you can see the whole city.

Usage notes

• (hot-air balloon): Assyrian Neo-Aramaic speakers sometimes treat this term as if it were grammatically female, because vehicles such as ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ (raddāytā, “car”) or ܛܲܝܵܣܬܵܐ (ṭayyāstā, “airplane”) are usually grammatically feminine.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܵܠܘܿܢܵܐ (bālōnā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܵܠܘܿܢܝܼ (bālōnī)		ܒܵܠܘܿܢܲܢ (bālōnan)
	construct	ܒܵܠܘܿܢ (bālōn)	2nd person	ܒܵܠܘܿܢܘܼܟ݂ (bālōnūḵ)	ܒܵܠܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ (bālōnāḵ)	ܒܵܠܘܿܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bālōnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܵܠܘܿܢܵܐ (bālōnā)	3rd person	ܒܵܠܘܿܢܹܗ (bālōnēh)	ܒܵܠܘܿܢܵܗ̇ (bālōnāh)	ܒܵܠܘܿܢܗܘܿܢ (bālōnhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܵܠܘܿܢܝܼ̈ (bālōnī)		ܒܵܠܘܿܢܲܢ̈ (bālōnan)
	construct	ܒܵܠܘܿܢܲܝ̈ (bālōnay)	2nd person	ܒܵܠܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bālōnūḵ)	ܒܵܠܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bālōnāḵ)	ܒܵܠܘܿܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bālōnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܵܠܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (bālōnē)	3rd person	ܒܵܠܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (bālōnūh)	ܒܵܠܘܿܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bālōnōh)	ܒܵܠܘܿܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bālōnhōn)