ܐܠܨܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܠ ܨ (ˀ l ṣ)
3 terms

From the active participle of verb ܐܵܠܹܨ (ālēṣ) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔɑlːsˤɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܐܵܠܨܵܝܵܐ • (ālṣāyā) (feminine ܐܵܠܨܵܝܬܵܐ (ālṣāytā), plural ܐܵܠܨܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ālṣāyē))

  1. necessary, obligatory, compulsory
  2. important, significant
  3. essential, substantial
  4. compelled

Derived terms

  • ܐܵܠܨܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ālṣāˀīṯ)
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