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! Assyrian Neo-Aramaic !! Pronunciation !! English
! Assyrian Neo-Aramaic !! Pronunciation !! English
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| ܣܝܥܝܐ (siya) || see-yah || Black
| ܟܘܼܡܵܐ || kouma || Black
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| ܐܢܣܢܘܐ (ansno) || ahn-snoh || White
| ܚܒ̣ܵܪܵܐ || khwara || White
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| ܡܝܥܝܐ (miya) || mee-yah || Red
| ܣܡܘܼܩܵܐ || smouqa || Red
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| ܢܒܝܐ (nabya) || nah-byah || Blue  
| ܡܝܼܠܵܐ || mila(na) || Blue  
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| ܟܢܫܐ (kansha) || kan-shah || Green
| ܩܝܼܢܵܐ || qina || Green
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| ܪܛܘܢܐ (ratoona) || rah-too-nah || Orange
| ܐܸܛܪܘܼܓܼܵܐ || etrougha || Orange
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| ܩܘܫܝܐ (qushiya)  || koo-shyah || Purple
| ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ(ܒܹܢܵܦ̣ܫܵܐ)  || argwana (benawsha) || Purple
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| ܟܐܪܐܝܐ (ka'raya) || ka-rah-yah || Brown
| ܫܲܚܡܵܝܵܐ (ܩܲܗܘܵܝܵܐ) || shakhmaya (qahwaya) || Brown
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Fun Fact: Assyrians are known for their love of the color blue. Blue is used in traditional Assyrian clothing, as well as in architecture and art. It is said that the ancient Assyrian Empire used blue pigment to color the brick walls of their palaces and temples to represent heaven.
Fun Fact: Assyrians are known for their love of the color blue. Blue is used in traditional Assyrian clothing, as well as in architecture and art. It is said that the ancient Assyrian Empire used blue pigment to color the brick walls of their palaces and temples to represent heaven.
== Additional Colors ==
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic also has some additional colors with interesting origins:
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! Assyrian Neo-Aramaic !! Pronunciation !! English
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| ܬܒܪܐ (tabra) || tah-brah || Gray
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| ܝܢܘܐ (yono) || yoh-noh || Gold
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| ܚܝܐܐ ܕ ܦܘܡܛܐ (khia d'pumta) || khee-yah d'poom-tah || Silver
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Fun Fact: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic borrowed the word "yono" from Persian, which means "color of sun" and is used to describe the color gold due to its association with the sun's brilliance.
== Dialogue ==
- Person 1: ܣܝܥܝܐ ܐܢܣܢܘܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܢܒܝܐ ܩܘܫܝܐ (Siya ansno ayana nabya qushiya) (Black, white, and purple are my favorite colors.)
- Person 2: ܪܛܘܢܐ ܫܘܡܥܐ ܐܫܬܩܐ (Ratoona shumaa' a'shtqa) (Orange matches autumn.)


== Conclusion ==
== Conclusion ==
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