ܡܠܝܠܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Adjective derived from the verb ܡܡܲܠܸܠ (mmallil, “to talk, speak”) with the connection of “speaking” with “rationality” undoubtedly a calque of Ancient Greek λογῐκός (logĭkós) from Greek philosophical terminology.
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [mliːlɑː]
Adjective
ܡܠܝܼܠܵܐ • (mlīlā) (feminine ܡܠܝܼܠܬܵܐ (mlīltā), plural ܡܠܝܼ̈ܠܹܐ (mlīlē))
- eloquent, loquacious, voluble; clear and distinct in speech
- Synonyms: ܨܸܦܝܵܐ (ṣipyā), ܕܸܟ݂ܝܵܐ (diḵyā)
- fluent
- Synonyms: ܠܫܝܼܢܵܐ (lšīnā), ܪܲܗܝܼܛܵܐ (rahīṭā)
Derived terms
- ܡܠܝܼܠܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mlīlūṯā, “eloquence, logic, rationality”)
- ܡܠܝܼܠܵܝܵܐ (mlīlāyā, “logical, rational”)
- ܡܠܝܼܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (mlīlāˀīṯ, “logically, rationally”)