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
Noun
ܬܹܐܠܵܐ • (tēlā) m (plural ܬܹܐܠܹ̈ܐ (tēlē))
Inflection
| 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”)