الزهرة بنفسجية.

The flower is purple.

Breakdown of الزهرة بنفسجية.

• زهرة: flower
• بنفسجي: purple

Questions & Answers about الزهرة بنفسجية.

How would I pronounce الزهرة بنفسجية in Levantine?

A common Levantine-style pronunciation is iz-zahra banafsajiyye.

A few useful notes:

• الزهرة is not usually pronounced al-zahra in natural speech here.
• Because ز is a sun letter, the ل in ال assimilates, so you hear something like iz-zahra or ez-zahra.
• بنفسجية is often pronounced banafsajiyye or bnafsajiyye, depending on region and speaking speed.

So if you say iz-zahra banafsajiyye, you will sound close and be understood.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

Because in Arabic, including Levantine, the verb to be is usually not said in the present tense.

So Arabic says:

• الزهرة بنفسجية
• literally: the flower purple

but it means the flower is purple.

This kind of sentence is called a nominal sentence.
If you wanted a past meaning, then a form of to be would appear, for example in Levantine:

• كانت الزهرة بنفسجية = the flower was purple

Why does الزهرة have ال on it?

ال is the Arabic definite article, meaning .