ܐܠܝܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Semitic *ʔalyat-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔɛlliθɑ], [ʔalliθɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔɛljɑθɑ], [ʔaljɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܐܠܝܬܐ • (ʾellīṯāf (plural ܐܠܝܬܐ (ʾelyāṯā))

  1. fat tail
Inflection
Inflection of ܐܠܝܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܠܝ 1st person ܐܠܝܬܝ ܐܠܝܬܢ
construct ܐܠܝܬ 2nd person ܐܠܝܬܟ ܐܠܝܬܟܝ ܐܠܝܬܟܘܢ ܐܠܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܠܝܬܐ 3rd person ܐܠܝܬܗ ܐܠܝܬܗ ܐܠܝܬܗܘܢ ܐܠܝܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܠܝܢ 1st person ܐܠܝܬܝ ܐܠܝܬܢ
construct ܐܠܝܬ 2nd person ܐܠܝܬܟ ܐܠܝܬܟܝ ܐܠܝܬܟܘܢ ܐܠܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܠܝܬܐ 3rd person ܐܠܝܬܗ ܐܠܝܬܗ ܐܠܝܬܗܘܢ ܐܠܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܐ ܠ ܐ related to wailing. Compare Mishnaic Hebrew אַלָּאִית (ʾallāʾîṯ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔallɑjtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔallɑjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܐܠܝܬܐ • (ʾallāytāf (plural ܐܠܝܬܐ (ʾallāyāṯā))

  1. mourner, wailer, weeper
Inflection
Inflection of ܐܠܝܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܠܝܐ 1st person ܐܠܝܬܝ ܐܠܝܬܢ
construct ܐܠܝܬ 2nd person ܐܠܝܬܟ ܐܠܝܬܟܝ ܐܠܝܬܟܘܢ ܐܠܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܠܝܬܐ 3rd person ܐܠܝܬܗ ܐܠܝܬܗ ܐܠܝܬܗܘܢ ܐܠܝܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܠܝܢ 1st person ܐܠܝܬܢ ܐܠܝܬܢ
construct ܐܠܝܬ 2nd person ܐܠܝܬܟ ܐܠܝܬܟܝ ܐܠܝܬܟܘܢ ܐܠܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܠܝܬܐ 3rd person ܐܠܝܬܗ ܐܠܝܬܗ ܐܠܝܬܗܘܢ ܐܠܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Possibly corrupted from ܠܠܝܬܐ (lellīṯā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔallɑjtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔallɑjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܐܠܝܬܐ • (ʾallāytāf (plural ܐܠܝܬܐ (ʾallāyāṯā), singular masculine counterpart ܐܠܝܐ (ʾallāyā))

  1. (possibly) centaur
Inflection
Inflection of ܐܠܝܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܠܝܐ 1st person ܐܠܝܬܝ ܐܠܝܬܢ
construct ܐܠܝܬ 2nd person ܐܠܝܬܟ ܐܠܝܬܟܝ ܐܠܝܬܟܘܢ ܐܠܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܠܝܬܐ 3rd person ܐܠܝܬܗ ܐܠܝܬܗ ܐܠܝܬܗܘܢ ܐܠܝܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܠܝܢ 1st person ܐܠܝܬܢ ܐܠܝܬܢ
construct ܐܠܝܬ 2nd person ܐܠܝܬܟ ܐܠܝܬܟܝ ܐܠܝܬܟܘܢ ܐܠܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܠܝܬܐ 3rd person ܐܠܝܬܗ ܐܠܝܬܗ ܐܠܝܬܗܘܢ ܐܠܝܬܗܝܢ

References

  • ˀlyh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • ˀlyh2”, 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, pages 10a–10b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 18a
  • 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, →ISBN, pages 49b–50a