ܬܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܬ ܠ ܠ (t l l)
2 terms

From Aramaic תֵּלָא (tellā), from Akkadian 𒇯 (tillu [DU₆]); compare Arabic تَلّ (tall) and Hebrew תֵּל (tél).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [tɪl.lɑː]

Noun

ܬܸܠܵܐ • (tillā) m sg (plural ܬܸܠܹ̈ܐ (tillē) or ܬܸܠܵܠܹ̈ܐ (tillālē))

hill, mound
Synonym: ܪܘܼܡܬܵܐ (rumtā)
(archaeology) tell, man-made hill covering the ruins and remains of an ancient settlement
(colloquial) heap, pile
(figuratively) large amount
(sewing, in the plural) needlework in a relief

Inflection

Inflection of **ܬܸܠܵܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܬܸܠ (til)	1^st person	ܬܸܠܝܼ (tilī)		ܬܸܠܲܢ (tillan)
	construct	ܬܸܠ (til)	2^nd person	ܬܸܠܘܼܟ݂ (tilōḵ)	ܬܸܠܵܟ݂ܝ (tillāḵ)	ܬܸܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tillawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܸܠܵܐ (tillā)	3^rd person	ܬܸܠܹܗ (tillēh)	ܬܸܠܵܗ̇ (tillāh)	ܬܸܠܗܘܿܢ (tilhōn)
plural	absolute	ܬܸܠܝܼ̈ܢ (tilīn)	1^st person	ܬܸܠܝܼ̈ (tilī)		ܬܸܠܲܢ̈ (tillan)
	construct	ܬܸܠܲܝ̈ (tillay)	2^nd person	ܬܸܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tilōḵ)	ܬܸܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tillāḵ)	ܬܸܠܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tillawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܸܠܹ̈ܐ (tillē)	3^rd person	ܬܸܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tilūh)	ܬܸܠܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (tillōh)	ܬܸܠܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (tillayhōn)

Derived terms

ܬܸܠ ܐܲܒܝܼܒ݂ (til abīḇ, “Tel Aviv”)
ܬܸܠ ܟܹܐܦܹ̈ܐ (til kēpē, “Tel Keppe”)
ܬܸܠܘܿܠܬܵܐ (tilōltā, “earthwork, embankment”)
ܬܸܠܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (tilōnīṯā, “little hill”)
ܬܸܠܵܐ ܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ (tillā zqīpā, “Tesqopa”)

Etymology 2

Root
ܬ ܠ ܐ (t l ˀ)
4 terms

From Aramaic תְּלָא (təlā); cognate of Hebrew תָּלָה (talá).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [tɑːleː]

Verb

ܬܵܠܹܐ • (tālē)

(transitive) to hang, hang up, suspend
ܬܠܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܒ݂ܠܵܐ.
tlē lī mussāyā ˁal ḥaḇlā.
I hung up the washing on the line.

ܬܠܹܝܡܘܼܢ ܟܘܿܬܝܼ̈ܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܢܸܒ݂ܪܵܐ.
tlēmūn kōtīnyāṯā ˁal niḇrā.
Hang up your coats on the hook.
(transitive, law) to hang, execute a person by hanging
ܩܵܛܘܿܠܹ̈ܐ ܬܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܣܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܢܗܘܿܢ ܣܲܓܝܼܐܹ̈ܐ.
qāṭōlē tilyē ìwā min bār surḥānhōn sagīˀē.
The murderes were hanged after their numerous crimes.
(intransitive) to dangle, to be hung, remain suspended
ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܬܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܬܲܛܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ.
šrāḡāṯā tilyē ìnā min taṭlīṯā.
The lights are hanging from the ceiling.

ܨܘܼܪܬܵܐ ܬܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܥܲܠ ܓܘܼܕܵܐ ܒܟ̰ܗܵܪܟ̰ܘܼܒ݂ܵܐ ܫܲܦܝܼܪܵܐ.
ṣurtā tlīṯā ìlāh ˁal gūdā b-čhārčūḇā šapīrā.
The painting is hung on the wall with a beautiful frame.
(intransitive) to rely, depend [with ܥܲܠ (ˁal) ‘on’ or ܒ- (b-) ‘to’](clarification of this definition is needed)
ܦܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܬܵܠܹܐ ܥܲܠ ܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܐ.
punnāyā kē tālē ˁal šūˀālā.
The answer depends on the question.

ܠܹܐ ܬܵܠܲܚ ܥܲܠ ܐܵܦ ܚܲܕ݇. ― lē tālaḥ ˁal āp ḥa. ― We don't depend on anyone.

ܣܲܪܓܘܿܢ ܘܐܲܚܘܼܗܝ ܟܹܐ ܬܵܠܝܼ ܥܲܠ ܐܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ.
sargōn w-aḥūh kē tālī ˁal iḥḏāḏē.
Sargon and his brother depend on each other.

Conjugation

Conjugation of *ܬܵܠܹܐ*
		singular			plural
gerund	ܒܸܬܠܵܝܵܐ (bitlāyā)
verbal noun	ܬܠܵܝܵܐ (tlāyā)

passive participle	m	ܬܸܠܝܵܐ (tilyā)			ܬܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ (tilyē)
passive participle	f	ܬܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (tlīṯā)			ܬܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ (tilyē)
agent noun	m	ܬܵܠܘܿܝܵܐ (tālōyā)			ܬܵܠܘܿܝܹ̈ܐ (tālōyē)
agent noun	f	ܬܵܠܘܿܝܬܵܐ (tālōytā)			ܬܵܠ̈ܘܿܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tālōyāṯā)
instance noun		ܬܠܵܝܬܵܐ (tlāytā)			ܬ̈ܠܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāyāṯā)

		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	ܬܠܹܐ ܠܝܼ (tlē lī)	ܬܠܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (tlē lōḵ)	ܬܠܹܐ ܠܹܗ (tlē lēh)	ܬܠܹܐ ܠܲܢ (tlē lan)	ܬܠܹܐ ܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tlē lawḵōn)	ܬܠܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (tlē lhōn)
past	f	ܬܠܹܐ ܠܝܼ (tlē lī)	ܬܠܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (tlē lāḵ)	ܬܠܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (tlē lāh)	ܬܠܹܐ ܠܲܢ (tlē lan)	ܬܠܹܐ ܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tlē lawḵōn)	ܬܠܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (tlē lhōn)
active non-past	m	ܬܵܠܹܝܢ (tālēn)	ܬܵܠܹܝܬ (tālēt)	ܬܵܠܹܐ (tālē)	ܬܵܠܹܝܚ (tālēḥ)	ܬܵܠܲܝܬܘܿܢ (tālaytōn)	ܬܵܠܝܼ (tālī)
active non-past	f	ܬܵܠܝܲܢ (tālyan)	ܬܵܠܝܲܬܝ (tālyat)	ܬܵܠܝܵܐ (tālyā)	ܬܵܠܹܝܚ (tālēḥ)	ܬܵܠܲܝܬܘܿܢ (tālaytōn)	ܬܵܠܝܼ (tālī)
passive past	m	ܬܠܹܝܢ (tlēn)	ܬܠܹܝܬ (tlēt)	ܬܠܹܐ (tlē)	ܬܠܹܝܚ (tlēḥ)	ܬܠܲܝܬܘܿܢ (tlaytōn)	ܬܠܲܝ (tlay)
passive past	f	ܬܸܠܝܲܢ (tilyan)	ܬܸܠܝܲܬܝ (tilyat)	ܬܸܠܝܵܐ (tilyā)	ܬܠܹܝܚ (tlēḥ)	ܬܠܲܝܬܘܿܢ (tlaytōn)	ܬܠܲܝ (tlay)
imperative	m		ܬܠܝܼ (tlī)			ܬܠܲܘ (tlaw)
imperative	f		ܬܠܲܝ (tlay)			ܬܠܲܘ (tlaw)

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Synonyms

(hang): ܡܥܲܠܸܩ (mˁalliq), ܡܬܲܢܕܸܠ (mtandil)
(execute): ܫܵܢܹܩ (šānēq), ܡܲܚܢܸܩ (maḥniq)
(depend): ܗܵܘܹܐ ܫܲܪܛܵܝܵܐ (hāwē šarṭāyā)

Derived terms

ܡܬܲܠܬܹܐ (mtaltē)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

(rare) ܬܐܠܐ
ܬܠܠܐ

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒇯 (tillu [DU₆]). Compare Arabic تَلّ (tall) and Hebrew תֵּל (tēl).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tɛllɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [tɛlle] (plural)

Noun

ܬܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܠܐ)

hill
tell, mound, pile, earthwork, embankment
ruins
(figuratively) large amount
(sewing, in the plural) needlework in a relief

Inflection

Inflection of **ܬܠܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܠ	1^st person	ܬܠܝ		ܬܠܢ
	construct	ܬܠ	2^nd person	ܬܠܟ	ܬܠܟܝ	ܬܠܟܘܢ	ܬܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܠܐ	3^rd person	ܬܠܗ	ܬܠܗ	ܬܠܗܘܢ	ܬܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܠܝܢ	1^st person	ܬܠܝ		ܬܠܝܢ
	construct	ܬܠܝ	2^nd person	ܬܠܝܟ	ܬܠܝܟܝ	ܬܠܝܟܘܢ	ܬܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܠܐ	3^rd person	ܬܠܘܗܝ	ܬܠܝܗ	ܬܠܝܗܘܢ	ܬܠܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܬܠܐ • (transliteration needed) f

Tela, a city west of Nisibis

References

“tl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 1 August 2012
Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 392a
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 613a
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 1646b