ܐܠܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic numbers (edit)
 ←  100  ←  900 ܐ݇.
1,000
1,000,000 (106)  →  1,000,000,000 (109)  → 
100
    Cardinal: ܐܲܠܦܵܐ (alpā)
    Ordinal: ܐܲܠܦܵܝܵܐ (alpāyā)

Etymology 1

Root
ܐ ܠ ܦ (ˀ l p)
3 terms

From Aramaic אַלְפָּא (ʾalpā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp-; compare Arabic أَلْف (ʔalf), Hebrew אֶלֶף ('élef), Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp) and Ugaritic 𐎀𐎍𐎔 (ảlp /⁠ʾalpu⁠/).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ˈʔal.pɑː]

Numeral

ܐܲܠܦܵܐ • (alpām or f (plural ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ (alpē) or ܐܲܠܦܵܝܹ̈ܐ (alpāyē), construct ܐܵܠܹܦ (ālēp))

  1. thousand (1000)
    ܐܲܠܦܵܐ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܬܲܫܥܝܼܬ݂ܵܐalpā šinnē dtašˁīṯāa thousand years of history
    ܬܲܘܕܝܼ ܐܲܠܦܵܐ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ
    tawdī alpā gāhē
    thank you so much
    (literally, “thank you a thousand times”)
Usage notes
  • This is and behaves like a normal masculine noun, especially when used as part of larger numbers (2,000, 20,000, etc.); e.g. ܐܲܠܦܹܝܢ (alpēn)/ܬܪܹܝܢ ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ (trēn alpē, two thousand), ܚܲܡܫܵܐ ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ (ḥamšā alpē, five thousand), ܥܸܣܪܝܼܢ ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ (ˁisrīn alpē, twenty thousand).
  • The plural form ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ (alpē) is used in numbers to form thousands, while the plural ܐܲܠܦܵܝܹ̈ܐ (alpāyē) is used for everything else; for example, ܐܲܠܦܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܕܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐalpāyē d-nāšēThousands of people.
  • As a number, stress falls on the last syllable rather than the penultimate when enumerating a noun after it.
Inflection
Inflection of ܐܲܠܦܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܐܲܠܦ (alp) 1st person ܐܲܠܦܝܼ (alpī) ܐܲܠܦܲܢ (alpan)
construct ܐܲܠܦ (alp) 2nd person ܐܲܠܦܘܼܟ݂ (alpōḵ) ܐܲܠܦܵܟ݂ܝ (alpāḵ) ܐܲܠܦܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (alpawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܲܠܦܵܐ (alpā) 3rd person ܐܲܠܦܹܗ (alpēh) ܐܲܠܦܵܗ̇ (alpāh) ܐܲܠܦܗܘܿܢ (alphōn)
plural absolute ܐܲܠܦܝܼ̈ܢ (alpīn) 1st person ܐܲܠܦܝܼ̈ (alpī) ܐܲܠܦܲܢ̈ (alpan)
construct ܐܲܠܦܲܝ̈ (alpay) 2nd person ܐܲܠܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (alpōḵ) ܐܲܠܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (alpāḵ) ܐܲܠܦܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (alpawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ (alpē) 3rd person ܐܲܠܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (alpūh) ܐܲܠܦܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (alpōh) ܐܲܠܦܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (alpayhōn)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Aramaic אֵלְפָא (ʾelləp̄ā), from Akkadian 𒈣 (eleppum); compare also borrowed into Ancient Greek λέμβος (lémbos).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔɪl.pɑː]

Noun

ܐܸܠܦܵܐ • (ilpāf sg (plural ܐܸܠܦܹ̈ܐ (ilpē))

  1. boat, galley
    Synonym: ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (spītā)
Inflection
Inflection of ܐܸܠܦܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܐܸܠܸܦ (illip) 1st person ܐܸܠܦܝܼ (ilpī) ܐܸܠܦܲܢ (ilpan)
construct ܐܸܠܸܦ (illip) 2nd person ܐܸܠܦܘܼܟ݂ (ilpōḵ) ܐܸܠܦܵܟ݂ܝ (ilpāḵ) ܐܸܠܦܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ilpawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܸܠܦܵܐ (ilpā) 3rd person ܐܸܠܦܹܗ (ilpēh) ܐܸܠܦܵܗ̇ (ilpāh) ܐܸܠܦܗܘܿܢ (ilphōn)
plural absolute ܐܸܠܦܝܼ̈ܢ (ilpīn) 1st person ܐܸܠܦܝܼ̈ (ilpī) ܐܸܠܦܲܢ̈ (ilpan)
construct ܐܸܠܦܲܝ̈ (ilpay) 2nd person ܐܸܠܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ilpōḵ) ܐܸܠܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ilpāḵ) ܐܸܠܦܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ilpawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܸܠܦܹ̈ܐ (ilpē) 3rd person ܐܸܠܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ilpūh) ܐܸܠܦܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ilpōh) ܐܸܠܦܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ilpayhōn)
Derived terms
  • ܐܸܠܦܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ilpōnīṯā, small boat)
  • ܐܸܠܦܵܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ilpārūṯā, navigation)
  • ܐܸܠܦܵܪܵܐ (ilpārā, sailor)

Proper noun

ܐܸܠܦܵܐ • (ilpāf

  1. (astronomy) Argo Navis
  2. (astronomy) setting of Pleiades

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒈣 (eleppum).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔɛl(lə)fɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔɛl(lə)fe] (plural)

Noun

ܐܠܦܐ • (ʾelləp̄āf (plural ܐܠܦܐ (ʾelləp̄ē))

  1. ship, boat, galley
Inflection
Inflection of ܐܠܦܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܠܦ 1st person ܐܠܦܝ ܐܠܦܢ
construct ܐܠܦ 2nd person ܐܠܦܟ ܐܠܦܟܝ ܐܠܦܟܘܢ ܐܠܦܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܠܦܐ 3rd person ܐܠܦܗ ܐܠܦܗ ܐܠܦܗܘܢ ܐܠܦܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܠܦܝܢ 1st person ܐܠܦܝ ܐܠܦܝܢ
construct ܐܠܦܝ 2nd person ܐܠܦܝܟ ܐܠܦܝܟܝ ܐܠܦܝܟܘܢ ܐܠܦܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܠܦܐ 3rd person ܐܠܦܘܗܝ ܐܠܦܝܗ ܐܠܦܝܗܘܢ ܐܠܦܝܗܝܢ
Synonyms
Derived terms

Proper noun

ܐܠܦܐ • (transliteration neededf

  1. (astronomy) Argo Navis
  2. (astronomy) setting of Pleiades

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp). Doublet of ܐܠܦ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔalpɑ], [ʔalfɑ]

Noun

ܐܠܦܐ • (transliteration neededf(uncountable)

  1. alpha (Greek letter Α)
Derived terms
  • ܐܠܦܐ ܒܝܛܐ
  • ܡܢ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܘ
See also

Etymology 3

From Proto-Semitic *ʔalp-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔalpɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔal(ə)fe], [ʔal(ə)fajjɑ], [ʔal(ə)fɑje] (plural)

Numeral

ܐܠܦܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܐܠܦܝܐ or ܐܠܦܐ)

  1. thousand
Inflection
Inflection of ܐܠܦܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܠܦ 1st person ܐܠܦܝ ܐܠܦܢ
construct ܐܠܦ 2nd person ܐܠܦܟ ܐܠܦܟܝ ܐܠܦܟܘܢ ܐܠܦܟܝܢ
emphatic 3rd person ܐܠܦܗ ܐܠܦܗ ܐܠܦܗܘܢ ܐܠܦܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܠܦܝܢ 1st person ܐܠܦܝ ܐܠܦܝܢ
construct ܐܠܦܝ 2nd person ܐܠܦܝܟ ܐܠܦܝܟܝ ܐܠܦܝܟܘܢ ܐܠܦܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܠܦܝܐ, 3rd person ܐܠܦܘܗܝ ܐܠܦܝܗ ܐܠܦܝܗܘܢ ܐܠܦܝܗܝܢ

References

  • ˀlp”, 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 10b–11a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 18a–b
  • 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 50b–51a

Turoyo

Turoyo numbers (edit)
 ←  100  ←  300 1,000 1,000,000 (106)  → 
100
    Cardinal: ܐܰܠܦܐ (alfo)
    Ordinal: ܕܰܢ ܐܰܠܦܐ (dan alfo)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alfo/

Numeral

ܐܰܠܦܐ • (alfo?

  1. thousand