ܠܝܠܐ

ܠܝܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܠܸܠܝܵܐ‎ (lilyā) – archaic

Etymology

Originally the plural formation of ܠܸܠܝܵܐ‎ (lilyā), from Aramaic לֵילְיָא‎ (lēləyā), from Proto-Semitic *layl-; compare Arabic لَيْلَة‎‎ (layla) and Hebrew לַיְלָה‎ (láyla).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [leːleː]
• (Tyari) IPA^(key): [lejleː]

Noun

ܠܲܝܠܹܐ • (laylē) m (plural ܠܲܝܠܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ‎ (laylāwātē))

1. night, nighttime (The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.)

   Antonyms: ܝܵܘܡܵܐ‎ (yāwmā), ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ‎ (īmāmā)

   ‏ܪܵܒܵܐ ܩܲܗܠܵܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ، ܠܹܐ ܝܵܕܥܹܢ ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܡܵܨܹܝܢ ܕܵܡܟ݂ܹܢ!‎‎

   rābā qahlānā ìlēh b-laylē, lē yādʿēn dāḵī māṣēn dāmḵēn!

   It’s very noisy at night, I don’t know how I can sleep!

   • Luke 17:34:

     ‏ܒܹܐ݇ܡܵܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܥܲܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ، ܒܗ̇ܘ ܠܲܝܠܹܐ ܬܪܹܝ ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܝܼ ܓܵܘ ܚܕܵܐ ܫܘܝܼܬܵܐ؛ ܚܲܕ݇ ܒܸܬ ܦܵܝܹܫ ܠܘܼܒܠܵܐ ܘܗ̇ܘ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ ܫܒ݂ܝܼܩܵܐ.‎‎

     bēmārā ìwen ʿallāwḵon, b-aw laylē trēy bit hāwī gāw ḥdā šwītā; ḥa bit pāyēš lublā w-aw ḥēnā šḇīqā.

     I tell you, in that night there will be two men in one bed: the one will be taken and the other will be left.

2. (astronomy) The period of darkness beginning at the end of the evening astronomical twilight when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, and ending at the beginning of morning astronomical twilight.

Declension

Inflection of ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (laylē)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	-‎ (-)	1st person	ܠܲܝܠܝܼ‎ (laylī)		ܠܲܝܠܲܢ‎ (laylan)
	construct	ܠܲܝܠ‎ (layl)	2nd person	ܠܲܝܠܘܼܟ݂‎ (layluḵ)	ܠܲܝܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (laylāḵ)	ܠܲܝܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (laylāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (laylē)	3rd person	ܠܲܝܠܹܗ‎ (laylēh)	ܠܲܝܠܘܿܗ̇‎ (layloh)	ܠܲܝܠܗܘܿܢ‎ (laylhon)
plural	absolute	-‎ (-)	1st person	ܠܲܝܠܵܘܵܬܝܼ̈‎ (laylāwātī)		ܠܲܝܠܵܘܵܬܲܢ̈‎ (laylāwātan)
	construct	ܠܲܝܠܵܘܵܬ‎ (laylāwāt)	2nd person	ܠܲܝܠܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎ (laylāwātuḵ)	ܠܲܝܠܵܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎ (laylāwātāḵ)	ܠܲܝܠܵܘܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (laylāwātāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܠܲܝܠܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ‎ (laylāwātē)	3rd person	ܠܲܝܠܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ‎ (laylāwātuh)	ܠܲܝܠܵܘܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎ (laylāwātoh)	ܠܲܝܠܵܘܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎ (laylāwāthon)

Coordinate terms

• (times of day) ܥܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܵܘܡܵܐ‎ (ʿdānē d-yāwmā); ܝܵܘܡܵܐ‎ (yāwmā, “day”), ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ‎ (īmāmā, “daytime”), ܨܲܦܪܵܐ‎ (ṣaprā, “dawn”), ܕܸܢܚܵܐ‎ (dinḥā, “sunrise”), ܩܲܝܕܵܡܬܵܐ‎ (qaydāmtā, “morning”), ܛܲܗܪܵܐ‎ (ṭahrā, “noon”), ܒܲܬ݇ܪ ܛܲܗܪܵܐ‎ (bar ṭahrā, “afternoon”), ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ‎ (ʿrāḇā, “sunset”), ܢܘܼܨܦܵܐ‎ (nuṣpā, “dusk”), ܪܲܡܫܵܐ‎ (ramšā, “evening”), ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ‎ (palgā d-laylē, “midnight”), ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (laylē, “nighttime”) ^{(Category: aii:Times of day)}

Derived terms

• ܐܸܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ‎ (idlaylē, “tonight”)
• ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ‎ (b-laylē, “at night”)
• ܠܲܝܠܵܐܝܼܬ‎ (laylāʾīt, “nightly”)
• ܠܲܝܠܘܿܢܵܐ‎ (laylonā, “twilight”)
• ܠܲܝܠܵܝܵܐ‎ (laylāyā, “nocturnal”)