ܘܠܝܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
| Root |
|---|
| ܘ ܠ ܐ (w l ˀ) |
| 3 terms |
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, nominalized from the feminine emphatic singular form of the active participle of the defective verb ܘܠܐ (wālē, “should, must, ought”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [wɑːliːtɑː]
Noun
ܘܵܠܝܼܬܵܐ • (wālītā) f sg (plural ܘܵܠܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (wālyātē))
- that which is due or right; what must be done
- appropriateness, decorum, necessity
- obligation, duty, office
- task, assignment, homework
- honor, integrity, dignity, grace
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܘܵܠܝܼ (wālī) | 1st person | ܘܵܠܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (wālīṯī) | ܘܵܠܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (wālīṯan) | |||
| construct | ܘܵܠܝܼܬ݂ (wālīṯ) | 2nd person | ܘܵܠܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (wālīṯōḵ) | ܘܵܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (wālīṯāḵ) | ܘܵܠܝܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (wālīṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܘܵܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (wālīṯā) | 3rd person | ܘܵܠܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (wālīṯēh) | ܘܵܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (wālīṯāh) | ܘܵܠܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (wālīṯhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܘܵܠܝܵܢ̈ (wālyān) | 1st person | ܘܵܠܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (wālyāṯī) | ܘܵܠܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (wālyāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܘܵܠܝܵܬ݂̈ (wālyāṯ) | 2nd person | ܘܵܠܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (wālyāṯōḵ) | ܘܵܠܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (wālyāṯāḵ) | ܘܵܠܝܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (wālyāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܘܵܠܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (wālyāṯā) | 3rd person | ܘܵܠܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (wālyāṯēh) | ܘܵܠܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (wālyāṯāh) | ܘܵܠܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (wālyāṯhōn) | |||
Related terms
Classical Syriac
FWOTD – 1 July 2016
Etymology
Nominalized from the feminine emphatic singular form of the active participle of the defective verb ܘܠܐ (wālē, “should, must, ought”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [wɑliθɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [wɑljɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܘܠܝܬܐ • (wālīṯā) f (plural ܘܠܝܬܐ)
- that which is due or right; what must be done
- appropriateness, decorum, necessity
- office, duty
- honor/honour, integrity, dignity
- grace
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܘܠܝܐ | 1st person | ܘܠܝܬܝ | ܘܠܝܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܘܠܝܬ | 2nd person | ܘܠܝܬܟ | ܘܠܝܬܟܝ | ܘܠܝܬܟܘܢ | ܘܠܝܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܘܠܝܬܐ | 3rd person | ܘܠܝܬܗ | ܘܠܝܬܗ | ܘܠܝܬܗܘܢ | ܘܠܝܬܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܘܠܝܢ | 1st person | ܘܠܝܬܢ | ܘܠܝܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܘܠܝܬ | 2nd person | ܘܠܝܬܟ | ܘܠܝܬܟܝ | ܘܠܝܬܟܘܢ | ܘܠܝܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܘܠܝܬܐ | 3rd person | ܘܠܝܬܗ | ܘܠܝܬܗ | ܘܠܝܬܗܘܢ | ܘܠܝܬܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “wlyh”, 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, page 82a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 108a
- 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, page 358b