ܬܠܓܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܬ ܠ ܓ (t l g) |
| 5 terms |
Inherited from Aramaic תַּלְגָּא (talgā), from Proto-Semitic *ṯalg-; compare Arabic ثَلْج (ṯalj), Hebrew שֶׁלֶג (shéleg) and Akkadian 𒊭𒀠𒄖𒌝 (šalgum).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [tal.ɡɑː]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [tal.d͡ʒɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [tal.ɡɑː]
Noun
ܬܲܠܓܵܐ • (talgā) m sg (plural ܬܲܠܓܹ̈ܐ (talgē))
- (uncountable) snow (frozen crystalline state of water that falls as precipitation)
- ܬܲܠܓܵܐ ܒܸܨܠܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ― talgā biṣlāyā ìlēh ― It is snowing (literally, “Snow is descending”)
- ܬܲܠܓܵܐ ܒܸܥܪܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ― talgā biˁrāyā ìlēh ― It is snowing (literally, “Snow is pouring out”)
- c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Revelation 1:14:
- ܪܹܝܫܹܗ ܘܟܲܘܣܹܗ ܚܘܵܪܹ̈ܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܥܲܡܪܵܐ، ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܬܲܠܓܵܐ، ܘܥܲܝܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܠܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܢܘܼܪܵܐ.
- rēšēh w-kawsēh ḥwārē ìwā ayḵ ˁamrā, ayḵ talgā, w-ˁaynūh ayḵ lahḇā d-nūrā.
- His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire;
- (countable, proscribed) ice, ice cube
- Synonym: ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (glīḏā)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܬܠܲܓ݂ (tlaḡ) | 1st person | ܬܲܠܓܝܼ (talgī) | ܬܲܠܓܲܢ (talgan) | |||
| construct | ܬܠܲܓ݂ (tlaḡ) | 2nd person | ܬܲܠܓܘܼܟ݂ (talgōḵ) | ܬܲܠܓܵܟ݂ܝ (talgāḵ) | ܬܲܠܓܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (talgawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܬܲܠܓܵܐ (talgā) | 3rd person | ܬܲܠܓܹܗ (talgēh) | ܬܲܠܓܵܗ̇ (talgāh) | ܬܲܠܓܗܘܿܢ (talghōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܬܲܠܓܝܼ̈ܢ (talgīn) | 1st person | ܬܲܠܓܝܼ̈ (talgī) | ܬܲܠܓܲܢ̈ (talgan) | |||
| construct | ܬܲܠܓܲܝ̈ (talgay) | 2nd person | ܬܲܠܓܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (talgōḵ) | ܬܲܠܓܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (talgāḵ) | ܬܲܠܓܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (talgawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܬܲܠܓܹ̈ܐ (talgē) | 3rd person | ܬܲܠܓܘܼ̈ܗܝ (talgūh) | ܬܲܠܓܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (talgōh) | ܬܲܠܓܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (talgayhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ṯalg-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [talɡɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [talɡe] (plural)
Noun
ܬܠܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܠܓܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܬܠܓ | 1st person | ܬܠܓܝ | ܬܠܓܢ | |||
| construct | ܬܠܓ | 2nd person | ܬܠܓܟ | ܬܠܓܟܝ | ܬܠܓܟܘܢ | ܬܠܓܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܬܠܓܐ | 3rd person | ܬܠܓܗ | ܬܠܓܗ | ܬܠܓܗܘܢ | ܬܠܓܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܬܠܓܝܢ | 1st person | ܬܠܓܝ | ܬܠܓܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܬܠܓܝ | 2nd person | ܬܠܓܝܟ | ܬܠܓܝܟܝ | ܬܠܓܝܟܘܢ | ܬܠܓܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܬܠܓܐ | 3rd person | ܬܠܓܘܗܝ | ܬܠܓܝܗ | ܬܠܓܝܗܘܢ | ܬܠܓܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “tlg”, 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 392b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 613a
- 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, page 1647a