ܥܠܝܡܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From the root ܥ-ܠ-ܡ (ʿ-l-m). Compare Arabic غُلَيِّم (ḡulayyim) and Hebrew עֶלֶם (élem).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [ʕlaj.mɑː]
- (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔa.leːmɑː]
Adjective
ܥܠܲܝܡܵܐ • (ʿlayma) m (feminine ܥܠܲܝܡܬܵܐ (ʿlaymta), masculine plural ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܹܐ (ʿlayme), feminine plural ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܵܬܹܐ (ʿlaymate))
- young, youthful, juvenile
Noun
ܥܠܲܝܡܵܐ • (ʿlayma) m (feminine ܥܠܲܝܡܬܵܐ (ʿlaymta), masculine plural ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܹܐ (ʿlayme), feminine plural ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܵܬܹܐ (ʿlaymate))
- boy, lad, adolescent, young man
- (in the plural, collectively) the young, youth
Inflection
Inflection of ܥܠܲܝܡܵܐ (ʿlaymā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܥܠܲܝܡܝܼ (ʿlaymī) | ܥܠܲܝܡܲܢ (ʿlayman) | ||
| construct | ܥܠܲܝܡ (ʿlaym) | 2nd person | ܥܠܲܝܡܘܼܟ݂ (ʿlaymuḵ) | ܥܠܲܝܡܵܟ݂ܝ (ʿlaymāḵ) | ܥܠܲܝܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ʿlaymāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܥܠܲܝܡܵܐ (ʿlaymā) | 3rd person | ܥܠܲܝܡܹܗ (ʿlaymēh) | ܥܠܲܝܡܘܿܗ̇ (ʿlaymoh) | ܥܠܲܝܡܗܘܿܢ (ʿlaymhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܝܼ (ʿlaymī) | ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܲܢ (ʿlayman) | ||
| construct | ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܲܝ (ʿlaymay) | 2nd person | ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܘܼܟ݂ (ʿlaymuḵ) | ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܵܟ݂ܝ (ʿlaymāḵ) | ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ʿlaymāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܹܐ (ʿlaymē) | 3rd person | ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܘܗܝ (ʿlaymwh) | ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܘܿܗ̇ (ʿlaymoh) | ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܗܘܿܢ (ʿlaymhon) | ||
Derived terms
- ܥܠܲܝܡܘܼܬܵܐ (ʿlaymuta, “youth, adolescent”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܥ-ܠ-ܡ (ʿ-l-m). Compare Arabic غُلَيِّم (ḡulayyim) and Hebrew עֶלֶם (ʿélem).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʕ(ə)lajmɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʕ(ə)lajme] (plural)
Adjective
ܥܠܝܡܐ • (ʿəlaymāʾ) m (plural ܥܠܝܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܥܠܝܡܬܐ)
- young, youthful, juvenile
Inflection
declension of ܥܠܝܡܐ
| masculine | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܥܠܝܡ | ܥܠܝܡܝܢ |
| construct | ܥܠܝܡ | ܥܠܝܡܝ |
| emphatic | ܥܠܝܡܐ | ܥܠܝܡܐ |
| feminine | singular | plural |
| absolute | ܥܠܝܡܐ | ܥܠܝܡܢ |
| construct | ܥܠܝܡܬ | ܥܠܝܡܬ |
| emphatic | ܥܠܝܡܬܐ | ܥܠܝܡܬܐ |
Noun
ܥܠܝܡܐ • (ʿəlaymāʾ) m (plural ܥܠܝܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܥܠܝܡܬܐ)
- boy, lad, adolescent, young man
- (in the plural, collectively) the young
- adult
- servant
- fawn, young deer
Inflection
inflection of ܥܠܝܡܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܥܠܝܡ | ܥܠܝܡܝܢ |
| construct | ܥܠܝܡ | ܥܠܝܡܝ |
| emphatic | ܥܠܝܡܐ | ܥܠܝܡܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܥܠܝܡܝ | ܥܠܝܡܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܥܠܝܡܟ | ܥܠܝܡܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܥܠܝܡܟܝ | ܥܠܝܡܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܥܠܝܡܗ | ܥܠܝܡܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܥܠܝܡܗ | ܥܠܝܡܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܥܠܝܡܢ | ܥܠܝܡܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܥܠܝܡܟܘܢ | ܥܠܝܡܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܥܠܝܡܟܝܢ | ܥܠܝܡܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܥܠܝܡܗܘܢ | ܥܠܝܡܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܥܠܝܡܗܝܢ | ܥܠܝܡܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܥܠܝܡܘܬܐ (ʿəlaymūṯāʾ)
References
- “ˁlym”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-12-08
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 254a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 414b
- 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, p. 1102a-b