ܒܪܐ ܘܒܪܬܐ
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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “Boy and girl”. Probably from the game known as “he loves me, he loves me not” in English, where children pluck the petals off these flowers.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (standard) IPA(key): [braː‿w‿braːtaː]
- (Bakhdede) IPA(key): [ʔəbra‿w‿braːta]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [broːna‿w‿braːta]
Noun[edit]
ܒܪܵܐ ܘܒܪܵܬܵܐ • (brā w-brātā) m
- (colloquial) camomile
- Synonyms: ܩܘܼܒܠܵܐ (qublā), ܥܸܩܵܪ ܩܲܪܚܵܐ (ˁiqqār qarḥā)