ܦܠܓܐ ܕܠܝܠܐ

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pal.ɡɑ‿d.leːleː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [pal.d͡ʒɑ‿d.leːleː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [pal.ɡɪd‿leːleː]

ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ • (palgā d-laylē) m

1. (uncountable) midnight

   ܕܥܝܼܪ ܠܝܼ ܠܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܘܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ.

   dˁīr lī lbaytā wpalgā d-laylē ìwā.

   I returned home and it was midnight.

• In most contexts today, this term refers to 00:00. In traditional contexts, this term means literally the middle of the night, i.e. exactly 12 hours after the astronomical midday.

• ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (ṭahrā, “midday, noon”)