ܐܝܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʔayyal-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔajlɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔajle] (plural)

Noun

ܐܝܠܐ • (ʾaylām (plural ܐܝܠܐ (ʾaylē), singular feminine counterpart ܐܝܠܬܐ (ʾayəlṯā))

  1. stag, hart (male deer)
Inflection
Inflection of ܐܝܠܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܝܠ 1st person ܐܝܠܝ ܐܝܠܢ
construct ܐܝܠ 2nd person ܐܝܠܟ ܐܝܠܟܝ ܐܝܠܟܘܢ ܐܝܠܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܝܠܐ 3rd person ܐܝܠܗ ܐܝܠܗ ܐܝܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܠܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܝܠܝܢ 1st person ܐܝܠܝ ܐܝܠܝܢ
construct ܐܝܠܝ 2nd person ܐܝܠܝܟ ܐܝܠܝܟܝ ܐܝܠܝܟܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܝܠܐ 3rd person ܐܝܠܘܗܝ ܐܝܠܝܗ ܐܝܠܝܗܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew אֱיָל (ʾĕyāl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [(ʔə)jɑlɑ], [ʔijɑlɑ], [ʔajjɑlɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [(ʔə)jɑle], [ʔijɑle], [ʔajjɑle] (plural)

Noun

ܐܝܠܐ • (ʾəyālā, ʾīyālām (plural ܐܝܠܐ (ʾəyālē, ʾīyālē))

  1. help, aid, assistance, succor/succour
  2. helper, defender
Inflection
Inflection of ܐܝܠܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܝܠ 1st person ܐܝܠܝ ܐܝܠܢ
construct ܐܝܠ 2nd person ܐܝܠܟ ܐܝܠܟܝ ܐܝܠܟܘܢ ܐܝܠܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܝܠܐ 3rd person ܐܝܠܗ ܐܝܠܗ ܐܝܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܠܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܝܠܝܢ 1st person ܐܝܠܝ ܐܝܠܝܢ
construct ܐܝܠܝ 2nd person ܐܝܠܝܟ ܐܝܠܝܟܝ ܐܝܠܝܟܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܝܠܐ 3rd person ܐܝܠܘܗܝ ܐܝܠܝܗ ܐܝܠܝܗܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܗܝܢ
Derived terms
  • ܐܝܠܘܬܐ (ʾəyālūṯā, ʾīyālūṯā)

References

  • ˀyl2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • ˀyl4”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 7b, 8a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 13b,
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, →ISBN, page 34b