ܐܝܠܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic אִילָנָא (ʾīlānā), from Akkadian 𒀠𒆷𒀭 (ʾallānu, alyānu, “oak; acorn”), from Sumerian 𒄑𒀠𒆷𒈝 (allanum, “oak; acorn, acorn-shaped”); compare Hebrew אֵלוֹן (elón, “great tree, oak”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔiːlɑːnɑː]
Noun
ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ • (īlānā) m sg (plural ܐܝܼܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ (īlānē) or ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܢܹ̈ܐ (īlānānē))
Usage notes
This word is feminine in some dialects.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܐܝܼܠܵܢ (īlān) | 1st person | ܐܝܼܠܵܢܝܼ (īlānī) | ܐܝܼܠܵܢܲܢ (īlānan) | |||
| construct | ܐܝܼܠܵܢ (īlān) | 2nd person | ܐܝܼܠܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (īlānōḵ) | ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (īlānāḵ) | ܐܝܼܠܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (īlānawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ (īlānā) | 3rd person | ܐܝܼܠܵܢܹܗ (īlānēh) | ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܗ̇ (īlānāh) | ܐܝܼܠܵܢܗܘܿܢ (īlānhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܐܝܼܠܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (īlānīn) | 1st person | ܐܝܼܠܵܢܝܼ̈ (īlānī) | ܐܝܼܠܵܢܲܢ̈ (īlānan) | |||
| construct | ܐܝܼܠܵܢܲܝ̈ (īlānay) | 2nd person | ܐܝܼܠܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (īlānōḵ) | ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (īlānāḵ) | ܐܝܼܠܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (īlānawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܝܼܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ (īlānē) | 3rd person | ܐܝܼܠܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (īlānūh) | ܐܝܼܠܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (īlānōh) | ܐܝܼܠܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (īlānayhōn) | |||
Meronyms
Holonyms
- ܥܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁāḇā, “forest”)
Derived terms
- ܐܝܼܠܵܢܬܵܐ (īlāntā, “small tree”)
- ܐܝܼܠܵܢ ܬܵܘܠܕܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (īlān tāwldāṯē, “family tree”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Akkadian 𒀠𒆷𒀭 (ʾallānu, alyānu, “oak; acorn”), Sumerian 𒄑𒀠𒆷𒈝 (allanum, “oak; acorn, acorn-shaped”). Also other Aramaic אִילָנָא (ʾīlānā), Hebrew אֵלוֹן (elōn, “great tree”), אַלּוֹן (allōn, “great tree; oak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔilɑnɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʔilɑne] (plural)
Noun
ܐܝܠܢܐ • (’īlānā’) m (plural ܐܝܠܢܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܐܝܠܢ | 1st person | ܐܝܠܢܝ | ܐܝܠܢܢ | |||
| construct | ܐܝܠܢ | 2nd person | ܐܝܠܢܟ | ܐܝܠܢܟܝ | ܐܝܠܢܟܘܢ | ܐܝܠܢܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܐܝܠܢܐ | 3rd person | ܐܝܠܢܗ | ܐܝܠܢܗ | ܐܝܠܢܗܘܢ | ܐܝܠܢܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܐܝܠܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܐܝܠܢܝ | ܐܝܠܢܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܐܝܠܢܝ | 2nd person | ܐܝܠܢܝܟ | ܐܝܠܢܝܟܝ | ܐܝܠܢܝܟܘܢ | ܐܝܠܢܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܐܝܠܢܐ | 3rd person | ܐܝܠܢܘܗܝ | ܐܝܠܢܝܗ | ܐܝܠܢܝܗܘܢ | ܐܝܠܢܝܗܝܢ | ||
Derived terms
- ܒܝܬ ܐܝܠܢܐ
- ܐܝܠܢܝ
- ܐܝܠܬܐ
References
- “ˀyln”, 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, page 7b
- 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 35a