ܥܠܝܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܠ ܡ (ˁ l m)
5 terms

Compare Arabic غُلَيِّم (ḡulayyim) and Hebrew עֶלֶם (élem).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕlaj.mɑː]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔa.leːmɑː]

Adjective

ܥܠܲܝܡܵܐ • (ˁlaymā) (feminine ܥܠܲܝܡܬܵܐ (ˁlaymtā), plural ܥܠܲܝܡܹ̈ܐ (ˁlaymē))

young, youthful, juvenile

Noun

ܥܠܲܝܡܵܐ • (ˁlaymā) m (plural ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܹܐ (ˁlaymē), feminine ܥܠܲܝܡܬܵܐ (ˁlaymtā))

boy, lad, adolescent, young man, teenager
(in the plural, collectively) young people, youth

Inflection

Inflection of **ܥܠܲܝܡܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܥܠܲܝܡ (ˁlaym)		1^st person	ܥܠܲܝܡܝܼ (ˁlaymī)		ܥܠܲܝܡܲܢ (ˁlayman)
	construct	ܥܠܲܝܡ (ˁlaym)		2^nd person	ܥܠܲܝܡܘܼܟ݂ (ˁlaymōḵ)	ܥܠܲܝܡܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁlaymāḵ)	ܥܠܲܝܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁlaymawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܠܲܝܡܵܐ (ˁlaymā)		3^rd person	ܥܠܲܝܡܹܗ (ˁlaymēh)	ܥܠܲܝܡܵܗ̇ (ˁlaymāh)	ܥܠܲܝܡܗܘܿܢ (ˁlaymhōn)
plural	absolute	ܥܠܲܝܡܝܼ̈ܢ (ˁlaymīn)		1^st person	ܥܠܲܝܡܝܼ̈ (ˁlaymī)		ܥܠܲܝܡܲܢ̈ (ˁlayman)
	construct	ܥܠܲܝܡܲܝ̈ (ˁlaymay)		2^nd person	ܥܠܲܝܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁlaymōḵ)	ܥܠܲܝܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁlaymāḵ)	ܥܠܲܝܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁlaymawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܹܐ (ˁlaymē)		3^rd person	ܥܠܲܝܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁlaymūh)	ܥܠܲܝܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ˁlaymōh)	ܥܠܲܝܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ˁlaymayhōn)

Derived terms

ܥܠܲܝܡܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁlaymūṯā, “youth, adolescent”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܥ ܠ ܡ. Compare Arabic غُلَيِّم (ḡulayyim) and Hebrew עֶלֶם (ʿélem).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə)lajmɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə)lajme] (plural)

Adjective

ܥܠܝܡܐ • (ʿəlaymā) m (plural ܥܠܝܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܥܠܝܡܬܐ)

young, youthful, juvenile

Inflection

Inflection of **ܥܠܝܡܐ**
person	singular		plural
person	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܥܠܝܡ	ܥܠܝܡܐ	ܥܠܝܡܝܢ	ܥܠܝܡܢ
construct	ܥܠܝܡ	ܥܠܝܡܬ	ܥܠܝܡܝ	ܥܠܝܡܬ
emphatic	ܥܠܝܡܐ	ܥܠܝܡܬܐ	ܥܠܝܡܐ	ܥܠܝܡܬܐ

Noun

ܥܠܝܡܐ • (ʿəlaymā) m (plural ܥܠܝܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܥܠܝܡܬܐ)

boy, lad, adolescent, young man
(in the plural, collectively) the young
adult
servant
fawn, young deer

Inflection

Inflection of **ܥܠܝܡܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܠܝܡ		1^st person	ܥܠܝܡܝ		ܥܠܝܡܢ
	construct	ܥܠܝܡ		2^nd person	ܥܠܝܡܟ	ܥܠܝܡܟܝ	ܥܠܝܡܟܘܢ	ܥܠܝܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܠܝܡܐ		3^rd person	ܥܠܝܡܗ	ܥܠܝܡܗ	ܥܠܝܡܗܘܢ	ܥܠܝܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܠܝܡܝܢ		1^st person	ܥܠܝܡܝ		ܥܠܝܡܝܢ
	construct	ܥܠܝܡܝ		2^nd person	ܥܠܝܡܝܟ	ܥܠܝܡܝܟܝ	ܥܠܝܡܝܟܘܢ	ܥܠܝܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܠܝܡܐ		3^rd person	ܥܠܝܡܘܗܝ	ܥܠܝܡܝܗ	ܥܠܝܡܝܗܘܢ	ܥܠܝܡܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

ܥܠܝܡܘܬܐ (ʿəlaymūṯā)

References

“ˁlym”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 8 December 2012
Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 254a
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 414b
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 1102a–b