ܠܠܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

  • ܠܘܿܠܵܝ (lōlāy)

Etymology

Children’s language and derived from ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (laylē, night, nighttime)

Pronunciation

Noun

ܠܲܠܵܝܹܐ • (lallāyē?

  1. (childish) bedtime, sleep

Interjection

ܠܲܠܵܝܹܐ • (lallāyē)

  1. (childish) bedtime! let’s go sleep!

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *layl-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [leljɑ], [lɛljɑ]

Noun

ܠܹܠܝܵܐ • (lēlyām (plural ܠܝܠܘܬܐ or ܠܝܠܐ)

  1. night

Usage notes

  • The construct state of this word is not used.

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܠܝܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܠܠܝ ,ܠܝܠܝ ,ܠܝܠܐ 1st person ܠܠܝܝ ܠܠܝܢ
construct (ܠܠܝ ,ܠܝܠܝ ,ܠܝܠܐ) 2nd person ܠܠܝܟ ܠܠܝܟܝ ܠܠܝܟܘܢ ܠܠܝܟܝܢ
emphatic 3rd person ܠܠܝܗ ܠܠܝܗ ܠܠܝܗܘܢ ܠܠܝܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܠܝܠܘܢ ,ܠܝܠܝܢ 1st person ܠܝܠܘܬܝ ,ܠܝܠܝ ܠܝܠܘܬܢ ,ܠܝܠܝܢ
construct (ܠܝܠܘܬ ,ܠܝܠܝ) 2nd person ܠܝܠܘܬܟ ,ܠܝܠܝܟ ܠܝܠܘܬܟܝ ,ܠܝܠܝܟܝ ܠܝܠܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܠܝܠܝܟܘܢ ܠܝܠܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܠܝܠܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܠܝܠܘܬܐ ,ܠܝܠܐ 3rd person ܠܝܠܘܬܗ ,ܠܝܠܘܗܝ ܠܝܠܘܬܗ ,ܠܝܠܝܗ ܠܝܠܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܠܝܠܝܗܘܢ ܠܝܠܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܠܝܠܝܗܝܢ

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • ܒܪ ܠܠܝܐ
  • ܠܝܠܝ ܐܝܡܡ
  • ܠܝܠܝܐ
  • ܦܠܓܘܬ ܠܠܝܐ

References

  • lyly”, 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 172b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 242b
  • 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 691a