ܡܝܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek μίλιον (mílion), from Latin mīlle; compare Arabic مِيل (mīl) and Hebrew מַיְל (mayl).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [miːlaː]

Noun

ܡܝܼܠܵܐ • (mīlam

  1. mile:
  2. Roman mile, one thousand paces
  3. milestone
Declension
Inflection of ܡܝܼܠܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܡܝܼܠ (mīl) 1st person ܡܝܼܠܝܼ (mīlī) ܡܝܼܠܲܢ (mīlan)
construct ܡܝܼܠ (mīl) 2nd person ܡܝܼܠܘܼܟ݂ (mīlōḵ) ܡܝܼܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mīlāḵ) ܡܝܼܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mīlawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܝܼܠܵܐ (mīlā) 3rd person ܡܝܼܠܹܗ (mīlēh) ܡܝܼܠܵܗ̇ (mīlāh) ܡܝܼܠܗܘܿܢ (mīlhōn)
plural absolute ܡܝܼܠܝܼ̈ܢ (mīlīn) 1st person ܡܝܼܠܝܼ̈ (mīlī) ܡܝܼܠܲܢ̈ (mīlan)
construct ܡܝܼܠܲܝ̈ (mīlay) 2nd person ܡܝܼܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mīlōḵ) ܡܝܼܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mīlāḵ) ܡܝܼܠܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mīlawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ (mīlē) 3rd person ܡܝܼܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mīlūh) ܡܝܼܠܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (mīlōh) ܡܝܼܠܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (mīlayhōn)

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Sanskrit नील (nīla).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [miːlaː]

Adjective

ܡܝܼܠܵܐ • (mīlam (feminine ܡܝܼܠܬܵܐ (mīlta), plural ܡܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ (mīle))

  1. blue

Noun

ܡܝܼܠܵܐ • (mīlam

  1. blue (color)
    ܡܝܼܠܵܐ:  

See also

  • ܡܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ (mīlana)
Colors in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܓܲܘܢܹ̈ܐ (gawnē) (layout · text)
     ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārā)      ܩܛܘܿܡܵܐ (qṭōmā)      ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (kōmā)
             ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (smōqā); ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ (qirmīzā)              ܐ݇ܛܪܘܿܓ݂ܵܐ (ṭrōḡā); ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ (purtqālā); ܫܚܘܿܡܵܐ (šḥōmā)              ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (šˁōṯā)
             ܠܲܝܡܵܐ (laymā)              ܝܲܪܘܿܩܵܐ (yarōqā)              ܩܝܼܢܵܐ (qīnā)
             ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā)              ܙܪܘܿܩܵܐ (zrōqā)              ܡܝܼܠܵܐ (mīlā)
             ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܝܵܐ (bānafšāyā); ܡܲܝܩܵܐ (mayqā)              ܦ̮ܘܼܫܝܼܵܐ (fūšīyā); ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ (argwānā)              ܘܲܪܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ (warōḏā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μίλιον (mílion), from Latin mīlle. Compare Arabic مِيل (mīl) and Hebrew מַיְל (mayl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [milɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [mile] (plural)

Noun

ܡܝܠܐ • (mīlām (plural ܡܝܠܐ)

  1. mile, Roman mile, one thousand paces
  2. milestone

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܝܠܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܡܝܠ 1st person ܡܝܠܝ ܡܝܠܢ
construct ܡܝܠ 2nd person ܡܝܠܟ ܡܝܠܟܝ ܡܝܠܟܘܢ ܡܝܠܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܝܠܐ 3rd person ܡܝܠܗ ܡܝܠܗ ܡܝܠܗܘܢ ܡܝܠܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܡܝܠܝܢ 1st person ܡܝܠܝ ܡܝܠܝܢ
construct ܡܝܠܝ 2nd person ܡܝܠܝܟ ܡܝܠܝܟܝ ܡܝܠܝܟܘܢ ܡܝܠܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܝܠܐ 3rd person ܡܝܠܘܗܝ ܡܝܠܝܗ ܡܝܠܝܗܘܢ ܡܝܠܝܗܝܢ

References

  • myl”, 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 182a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 269a
  • 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, pages 752a–b