ܐܝܠܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾayyal-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔajl(ə)θɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʔajlɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܐܝܠܬܐ • (ʾaylṯā) f (plural ܐܝܠܬܐ (ʾaylāṯā), singular masculine counterpart ܐܝܠܐ (ʾaylā))
- doe, hind (female deer)
Inflection
declension of ܐܝܠܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܝܠܐ | ܐܝܠܢ |
| construct | ܐܝܠܬ | ܐܝܠܬ |
| emphatic | ܐܝܠܬܐ | ܐܝܠܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܝܠܬܝ | ܐܝܠܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܝܠܬܟ | ܐܝܠܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܝܠܬܟܝ | ܐܝܠܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܝܠܬܗ | ܐܝܠܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܝܠܬܗ | ܐܝܠܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܝܠܬܢ | ܐܝܠܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܝܠܬܟܘܢ | ܐܝܠܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܝܠܬܟܝܢ | ܐܝܠܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܝܠܬܗܘܢ | ܐܝܠܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܝܠܬܗܝܢ | ܐܝܠܬܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
Either a diminutive of ܐܝܠܢܐ (ʾīlānā, “tree”) or from Hebrew אֵלָה (ʾēlâ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔiltɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʔi(l)lɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܐܝܠܬܐ • (ʾīlṯā) f (plural ܐܝܠܠܬܐ (ʾīlāṯā))
- small tree, bush, shrub; branch
- (by extension) forest
Inflection
declension of ܐܝܠܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܝܠܐ | ܐܝܠܠܢ |
| construct | ܐܝܠܬ | ܐܝܠܠܬ |
| emphatic | ܐܝܠܬܐ | ܐܝܠܠܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܝܠܬܝ | ܐܝܠܠܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܝܠܬܟ | ܐܝܠܠܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܝܠܬܟܝ | ܐܝܠܠܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܝܠܬܗ | ܐܝܠܠܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܝܠܬܗ | ܐܝܠܠܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܝܠܬܢ | ܐܝܠܠܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܝܠܬܟܘܢ | ܐܝܠܠܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܝܠܬܟܝܢ | ܐܝܠܠܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܝܠܬܗܘܢ | ܐܝܠܠܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܝܠܬܗܝܢ | ܐܝܠܠܬܗܝܢ |
Synonyms
- (forest): ܥܒܐ (ʿāḇā)
References
- “ˀylh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “ˀyltˀ”, 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 7b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 13b
- 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, page 35b