ܬܠܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܬ ܠ ܬ (t l t)
11 terms

Inherited from Aramaic תּלָת (tlāṯ), from Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯ-; compare Arabic ثَلَاث (ṯalāṯ) and Hebrew שָׁלוֹשׁ (shalósh).

Pronunciation

Numeral

ܬܸܠܵܬ݂ or ܬܠܵܬ݂ • (tillāṯ or tlāṯf (masculine ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāṯā))

  1. feminine of ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāṯā, three)
    ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܝܲܢ ܬܸܠܵܬ݂ ܢܸܫܹ̈ܐ ܒܸܬ ܥܵܝܠܝܼ ܠܓܲܘ ܬܲܘܵܢܵܐ.
    tlāṯā gaḇrē yan tillāṯ niššē bit ˁāylī lgaw tawwānā.
    Three men or three women will enter the room.

Usage notes

  • In some dialects of colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the form ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāṯā) is often used regardless of gender.

Numeral

ܬܠܵܬ݂ • (tlāṯm

  1. masculine construct state of ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāṯā, three)
    ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ݂ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܬܠܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ ܗܵܘܝܼ ܚܸܕ݂ܝܹ̈ܐ.
    balḥōḏ kē bāˁēn tlāṯhōn hāwī ḥiḏyē.
    I just want the three of them to be happy.

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܠܵܬ݂
numeral -
base form ܬܠܵܬ݂ (tlāṯ)
Personal-pronoun including forms
plural
1st person ܬܠܵܬ݂ܲܢ (tlāṯan)
2nd person ܬܠܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tlāṯawḵōn)
3rd person ܬܠܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (tlāṯhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Aramaic 𐡕𐡋‎𐡕 (talāṯ), from Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tlaːθ/[1]

Numeral

ܬܠܵܬ݂ • (tlāṯf (masculine ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāṯa))

  1. three

References

  1. ^ Muraoka, Takamitsu (2005) Classical Syriac: A basic Grammar with a Chrestomathy[1], Harrasowitz Verlag, page 38