ܙܠܝܡܐ

Passive participle of ܙܵܠܹܡ (zālēm, “to slant, slope”).

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zəliːmɑː]

ܙܠܝܼܡܵܐ • (zlīmā) (feminine ܙܠܝܼܡܬܵܐ (zlīmtā), plural ܙܠܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (zlīmē))

1. oblique, slanting

   ܝܬܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܙܵܘܝܼܬܵܐ ܙܠܝܼܡܬܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܣܸܪ̈ܛܹܐ.

   tīḇā ìlēh ˁal zāwītā zlīmtā gāw sirṭē.

   It‘s sitting on an oblique angle within the lines.

2. (grammar) followed by either of the two zlāmā vowel signs

   Coordinate terms: ܦܬܝܼܚܵܐ (ptīḥā), ܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ (zqīpā), ܚܒ݂ܝܼܨܵܐ (ḥḇīṣā), ܪܒ݂ܝܼܨܵܐ (rḇīṣā), ܪܘܝܼܚܵܐ (rwīḥā)

• (zlāmā): This is usually used in the feminine form since the names of the letters are feminine.

• ܙܠܝܼܡܵܐ ܩܸܫܝܵܐܝܼܬ (zlīmā qišyāˀīt)
• ܙܠܝܼܡܵܐ ܦܫܝܼܩܵܐܝܼܬ (zlīmā pšīqāˀīt)