ܙܘܠܐ

ܙܘܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [zuːlɑː]

Noun

ܙܘܼܠܵܐ • (zulā) m sg (plural ܙܘܼܠܹ̈ܐ (zulē))

1. strip, ribbon (a narrow strip of material used for decoration)
2. adhesive tape (flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides)

   ‏ܗܲܒ݂݇ܠ ܠܝܼ ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܙܘܼܠܵܐ، ܘܲܪܵܩܵܐ ܓ̰ܕܝܼܩܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ.‎‎

   hal lī ḥačā zulā, warrāqā jdīqā ìlēh.

   Give me some tape, the paper is torn.

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܘܼܠܵܐ (zulā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܘܼܠܝܼ‎ (zulī)		ܙܘܼܠܲܢ‎ (zulan)
	construct	ܙܘܼܠ‎ (zul)	2nd person	ܙܘܼܠܘܼܟ݂‎ (zuluḵ)	ܙܘܼܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (zulāḵ)	ܙܘܼܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (zulāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܙܘܼܠܵܐ (zulā)	3rd person	ܙܘܼܠܹܗ‎ (zulēh)	ܙܘܼܠܘܿܗ̇‎ (zuloh)	ܙܘܼܠܗܘܿܢ‎ (zulhon)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܘܼܠܝܼ̈‎ (zulī)		ܙܘܼܠܲܢ̈‎ (zulan)
	construct	ܙܘܼܠܲܝ̈‎ (zulay)	2nd person	ܙܘܼܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎ (zuluḵ)	ܙܘܼܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎ (zulāḵ)	ܙܘܼܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (zulāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܙܘܼܠܹ̈ܐ (zulē)	3rd person	ܙܘܼܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ‎ (zuluh)	ܙܘܼܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎ (zuloh)	ܙܘܼܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎ (zulhon)

Derived terms

• ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܵܐ‎ (zulḥizwā, “videotape, video”)
• ܙܘܼܠܩܵܠܵܐ‎ (zulqālā, “audiotape”)

See also

• ܢܒ݂ܵܪܵܐ‎ (nḇārā)