ܛܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Probably derived from ܡܸܛܠ (miṭṭul, for, because, because of). Notice the presence of ṯ in the conjugated forms, reflective of ܡܸܛܠܵܬ݂ (miṭlāṯ), the base form for conjugations of the stated source term.

Pronunciation

Preposition

ܛܠܵܐ • (ṭlā)

  1. various senses: for
    ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܛܠܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂īṯ lī ḥa mindī ṭlāṯōḵI have something for you
    ܛܠܵܐ ܡܵܐ ܩܸܡ ܫܵܐܹܠ ܠܘܼܟ݂؟ṭlā mā qim šāˀēl lōḵ?What did he ask you for?
    ܠܵܐ ܡܣܲܟܹܝܬ ܛܠܵܐ ܦܘܼܢܵܝܵܐlā msakkēt ṭlā punnāyāDon't wait for an answer

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܠܵܐ
base form ܛܠܵܐ (ṭlā)
Personal-pronoun including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person ܛܠܵܬ݂ܝܼ (ṭlāṯī) ܛܠܵܬ݂ܲܢ (ṭlāṯan)
2nd person ܛܠܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ṭlāṯōḵ) ܛܠܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭlāṯāḵ) ܛܠܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭlāṯawḵōn)
3rd person ܛܠܵܬ݂ܹܗ (ṭlāṯēh) ܛܠܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ṭlāṯāh) ܛܠܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ṭlāṯhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܛܠܵܐ ܡܵܐ (ṭlā mā, why)

See also

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic طَلّ (ṭall) and Hebrew טַל (ṭal).

Alternative forms

  • ܛܐܠܐ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tˤallɑ]

Noun

ܛܠܐ • (transliteration neededm(uncountable)

  1. dew
Inflection
Inflection of ܛܠܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܛܠ 1st person ܛܠܝ ܛܠܢ
construct ܛܠ 2nd person ܛܠܟ ܛܠܟܝ ܛܠܟܘܢ ܛܠܟܝܢ
emphatic ܛܠܐ 3rd person ܛܠܗ ܛܠܗ ܛܠܗܘܢ ܛܠܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tˤ(ə)le]

Adjective

ܛܠܐ • (transliteration needed)

  1. absolute singular of ܛܠܝܐ
  2. construct state singular of ܛܠܝܐ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tˤ(ə)le], [tˤɛllɑj]

Noun

ܛܠܐ • (transliteration needed)

  1. absolute singular of ܛܠܝܐ
  2. construct state singular of ܛܠܝܐ

References

  • ṭl”, 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 127a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 174a
  • 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 530a