ܬܐܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish تل (tīl), from Armenian թել (tʻel, thread); compare Arabic تِيل (tīl), Hebrew תַּיִל (tayil), Northern Kurdish تێل (têl) and Greek τέλι (téli).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [teːʔlɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [tiːlɑː]

Noun

ܬܹܐܠܵܐ • (tēlām (plural ܬܹܐܠܹ̈ܐ (tēlē))

  1. wire

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܹܐܠܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܬܹܐܠ (tēl) 1st person ܬܹܐܠܝܼ (tēlī) ܬܹܐܠܲܢ (tēlan)
construct ܬܹܐܠ (tēl) 2nd person ܬܹܐܠܘܼܟ݂ (tēlōḵ) ܬܹܐܠܵܟ݂ܝ (tēlāḵ) ܬܹܐܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tēlawḵōn)
emphatic ܬܹܐܠܵܐ (tēlā) 3rd person ܬܹܐܠܹܗ (tēlēh) ܬܹܐܠܵܗ̇ (tēlāh) ܬܹܐܠܗܘܿܢ (tēlhōn)
plural absolute ܬܹܐܠܝܼ̈ܢ (tēlīn) 1st person ܬܹܐܠܝܼ̈ (tēlī) ܬܹܐܠܲܢ̈ (tēlan)
construct ܬܹܐܠܲܝ̈ (tēlay) 2nd person ܬܹܐܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tēlōḵ) ܬܹܐܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tēlāḵ) ܬܹܐܠܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tēlawḵōn)
emphatic ܬܹܐܠܹ̈ܐ (tēlē) 3rd person ܬܹܐܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tēlūh) ܬܹܐܠܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (tēlōh) ܬܹܐܠܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (tēlayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܓܠܝܼܙ ܬܹܐܠܵܐ (glīz tēlā, wireless)