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COLORS
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Last modified 1/26/98
- MEELAA (M) / MILTA (F) - - - - blue
- KHWAARRAA (M) / KHWAARRTAA (F) - - - - white
- KOOMAA (M) / KOOMTAA (F) - - - - black
- QEENAA (M) / QINTAA (F) - - - - green
- QAAHWAAY - - - - brown
- ZERRDAA - - - - yellow
- POORRTIQAALAA - - - - orange
- SMOOQAA (M) / SMOOQTAA (F) - - - - red
- RRENJA D QITMA - - - - gray (color of ash)
- SOOSAANEE - - - - purple
- SOKHAANEE - - - - pink
- SOORRMAAY - - - - navy blue
- QEENAA (M) / QINTAA (F) - - - - green
- SEEMAA - - - - silver
- DAAWAA - - - - gold
- RENJAA - - - - color
- RENJ'E - - - - colors
- RENJ'E RENJ'E - - - - multicolored / colorful
- TOKH - - - - dark (if used with a color, say color first)
- AACHOOKH - - - - light (if used with a color, say color first)
- ZOOLAAL'E - - - - stripes
- SAADAA - - - - solid
Example:
SMOOQAA TOKH - - - - dark red
SMOOQAA AACHOOKH - - - - light red
MEELAA TOKH - - - - dark blue
MEELAA AACHOOKH - - - - light blue
The masculine version of the word if for masculine words. Vice-versa, the opposite
is true. The feminine version is for the feminine words. Assyrian is a very gender
oriented language.
NOTE: A helpful hint. Look at the first word. If it is feminine, then
NOTE: BREEKHA is feminine. And vice-versa.
NOTE: A generic rule would be that if a word ends with "TA", it is feminine.
NOTE: Example; QEDEMTA (morning) is feminine. QEDEMTAAKH BRIKHTAA (blessed be
NOTE: your morning (good morning)).
EXAMPLE: YALIKHTA SMOOQTAA (red hankerchief)
EXAMPLE: EELAANAA QEENAA (green tree)
These words have been researched to get rid of the confusion between
Gammal-Jammal & Kap-Chap
The words need to be spelled out in Assyrian. If you are adroit in the language, and spelling these words is as easy to you as me spelling them in english, I would appreciate the help. I don't think I will be doing this because it will take me forever to look up each word to make sure I spelled them right. Of course, all credit shall be acknowledged. Basseemaa rraabaa.
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