ܐܝܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʔayyal-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔajlɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔajle] (in the plural)

Noun

ܐܝܠܐ • (ʾaylā) m (plural ܐܝܠܐ (ʾaylē), singular feminine counterpart ܐܝܠܬܐ (ʾayəlṯā))

1. stag, hart (male deer)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܝܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܝܠ		1st person	ܐܝܠܝ		ܐܝܠܢ
	construct	ܐܝܠ		2nd person	ܐܝܠܟ	ܐܝܠܟܝ	ܐܝܠܟܘܢ	ܐܝܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܝܠܐ		3rd person	ܐܝܠܗ	ܐܝܠܗ	ܐܝܠܗܘܢ	ܐܝܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܝܠܝܢ		1st person	ܐܝܠܝ		ܐܝܠܝܢ
	construct	ܐܝܠܝ		2nd person	ܐܝܠܝܟ	ܐܝܠܝܟܝ	ܐܝܠܝܟܘܢ	ܐܝܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܝܠܐ		3rd person	ܐܝܠܘܗܝ	ܐܝܠܝܗ	ܐܝܠܝܗܘܢ	ܐܝܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew אֱיָל (ʾĕyāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [(ʔə)jɑlɑ], [ʔijɑlɑ], [ʔajjɑlɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [(ʔə)jɑle], [ʔijɑle], [ʔajjɑle] (in the plural)

Noun

ܐܝܠܐ • (ʾəyālā, ʾīyālā) m (plural ܐܝܠܐ (ʾəyālē, ʾīyālē))

1. help, aid, assistance, succor/succour
2. helper, defender

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܝܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܝܠ		1st person	ܐܝܠܝ		ܐܝܠܢ
	construct	ܐܝܠ		2nd person	ܐܝܠܟ	ܐܝܠܟܝ	ܐܝܠܟܘܢ	ܐܝܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܝܠܐ		3rd person	ܐܝܠܗ	ܐܝܠܗ	ܐܝܠܗܘܢ	ܐܝܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܝܠܝܢ		1st person	ܐܝܠܝ		ܐܝܠܝܢ
	construct	ܐܝܠܝ		2nd person	ܐܝܠܝܟ	ܐܝܠܝܟܝ	ܐܝܠܝܟܘܢ	ܐܝܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܝܠܐ		3rd person	ܐܝܠܘܗܝ	ܐܝܠܝܗ	ܐܝܠܝܗܘܢ	ܐܝܠܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܝܠܘܬܐ (ʾəyālūṯā, ʾīyālūṯā)

References

• “ˀyl²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ˀyl⁴”, 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, pages 7b, 8a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 13b,
• 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, page 34b