níilu green, blue

Part of Speech adj
Vernacular Form نِیلوۡ
Phonetic Form níilo
Morphemic Form níil-
Inflection Class Reg (Fem): níili
Indo-Aryan Proto-Form nī́la- 'dark blue, dark green, black' (T: 7563)
    • green, blue
      • Example 1402:
        níila níila ṭaangúuṛa, dúu tróo kareeṭí haanséeni tas díi.
        níil
        green
        -u
        -MSG
        níil
        green
        -u
        -MSG
        ṭaangúuṛu
        pear
        -a
        -pl
        du
        two
        tráa
        three
        kareéṭ
        crate
        -í
        -pl
        háans
        exist
        -án
        -prs
        -i
        -f
        tas
        3sg.acc
        díi
        from
        There were green pears; he had two or three baskets.
        Source: A:PEA003
      • Example 1403:
        hanú níilu paalaá hínu.
        hanú
        3MSG.prox.nom
        níil
        green
        -u
        -MSG
        paalaá
        leaf
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        This is a green leaf.
        Source: B:DHN1241
      • Example 1404:
        aaghaá níilu hínu.
        aaghaá
        sky
        níil
        blue
        -u
        -MSG
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        The sky is blue.
        Source: B:DHN1242
      • Example 1405:
        šam níilu
        šam
        INT
        níil
        green
        -u
        -MSG
        pure/deep green
        Source: A:DHN2035a