ܛܠܢܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܛ ܠ ܠ (ṭ l l)
5 terms

Derived from the noun ܛܸܠܠܵܐ (ṭillā, shade).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [tˤɪllaːniːθaː]

Noun

ܛܸܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (ṭillānīṯāf (plural ܛܸܠܵܢ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṭillānyāṯā))

  1. shadow, shade
    Synonym: ܫܸܡܫܵܐ ܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šimšā mīṯā, literally dead sun)
  2. specter/spectre, in Assyrian folklore a genus of ghost or supernatural creatures resembling humans, said to live human-like lives, and are not inherently good or evil

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܸܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܛܸܠܵܢܝܼ (ṭillānī) 1st person ܛܸܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (ṭillānīṯī) ܛܸܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (ṭillānīṯan)
construct ܛܸܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ (ṭillānīṯ) 2nd person ܛܸܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ṭillānīṯōḵ) ܛܸܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭillānīṯāḵ) ܛܸܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭillānīṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܛܸܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ṭillānīṯā) 3rd person ܛܸܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (ṭillānīṯēh) ܛܸܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ṭillānīṯāh) ܛܸܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ṭillānīṯhōn)
plural absolute ܛܸܠܵܢܝܵܢ̈ (ṭillānyān) 1st person ܛܸܠܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ṭillānyāṯī) ܛܸܠܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ṭillānyāṯan)
construct ܛܸܠܵܢܝܵܬ݂̈ (ṭillānyāṯ) 2nd person ܛܸܠܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṭillānyāṯōḵ) ܛܸܠܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṭillānyāṯāḵ) ܛܸܠܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭillānyāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܛܸܠܵܢܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṭillānyāṯā) 3rd person ܛܸܠܵܢܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (ṭillānyāṯēh) ܛܸܠܵܢܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ṭillānyāṯāh) ܛܸܠܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṭillānyāṯhōn)

See also

  • ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ (šēḏā, demon)
  • ܠܸܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (lilīṯā, Lilith, demon that kills newborns)
  • ܚܒ݂ܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥḇarṯā, companion spirit)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

  • ܛܠܘܢܝܬܐ

Etymology

From the root ܛ ܠ ܠ related to shading.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tˤɛllɑniθɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tˤɛllɑnjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܛܠܢܝܬܐ • (transliteration neededf (plural ܛܠܢܝܬܐ)

  1. shadow, shade
  2. figure, image
  3. mirror image, reflection
  4. specter/spectre, demon

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܠܢܝܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܛܠܢܝ 1st person ܛܠܢܝܬܝ ܛܠܢܝܬܢ
construct ܛܠܢܝܬ 2nd person ܛܠܢܝܬܟ ܛܠܢܝܬܟܝ ܛܠܢܝܬܟܘܢ ܛܠܢܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܛܠܢܝܬܐ 3rd person ܛܠܢܝܬܗ ܛܠܢܝܬܗ ܛܠܢܝܬܗܘܢ ܛܠܢܝܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܛܠܢܝܢ 1st person ܛܠܢܝܬܝ ܛܠܢܝܬܢ
construct ܛܠܢܝܬ 2nd person ܛܠܢܝܬܟ ܛܠܢܝܬܟܝ ܛܠܢܝܬܟܘܢ ܛܠܢܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܛܠܢܝܬܐ 3rd person ܛܠܢܝܬܗ ܛܠܢܝܬܗ ܛܠܢܝܬܗܘܢ ܛܠܢܝܬܗܝܢ

References

  • ṭlny”, 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 126b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 175b
  • 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 534a