ܐܝܠܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܝܠܢܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic אִילָנָא (ʾīlānā), from Akkadian 𒀠𒆷𒀭 (ʾallānu, alyānu, “oak; acorn”), from Sumerian 𒄑𒀠𒆷𒈝 (allanum, “oak; acorn, acorn-shaped”); compare Hebrew אֵלוֹן (elón, “great tree, oak”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔiːlɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ • (īlānā) m sg (plural ܐܝܼܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ (īlānē) or ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܢܹ̈ܐ (īlānānē))

1. tree

Usage notes

This word is feminine in some dialects.

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܝܼ (īlānī)		ܐܝܼܠܵܢܲܢ (īlānan)
	construct	ܐܝܼܠܵܢ (īlān)		2nd person	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (īlānūḵ)	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (īlānāḵ)	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (īlānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ (īlānā)		3rd person	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܹܗ (īlānēh)	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܗ̇ (īlānāh)	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܗܘܿܢ (īlānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܝܼ̈ (īlānī)		ܐܝܼܠܵܢܲܢ̈ (īlānan)
	construct	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܲܝ̈ (īlānay)		2nd person	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (īlānūḵ)	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (īlānāḵ)	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (īlānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ (īlānē)		3rd person	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (īlānūh)	ܐܝܼܠܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (īlānōh)	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (īlānhōn)

Meronyms

• ܓܘܼܙܥܵܐ (guzˁā, “trunk”)
• ܕܲܥܬܵܐ (daˁtā, “sap”)
• ܛܲܪܦܵܐ (ṭarpā, “leaf”)
• ܦܲܥܘܵܐ (paˁwā, “branch”)
• ܩܠܵܦܬܵܐ (qlāptā, “bark”)
• ܫܸܪܫܵܐ (širšā, “root”)

Holonyms

• ܥܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁāḇā, “forest”)

Derived terms

• ܐܝܼܠܵܢܬܵܐ (īlāntā, “small tree”)
• ܐܝܼܠܵܢ ܬܵܘܠܕܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (īlān tāwldāṯē, “family tree”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒀠𒆷𒀭 (ʾallānu, alyānu, “oak; acorn”), Sumerian 𒄑𒀠𒆷𒈝 (allanum, “oak; acorn, acorn-shaped”). Also other Aramaic אִילָנָא (ʾīlānā), Hebrew אֵלוֹן (elōn, “great tree”), אַלּוֹן (allōn, “great tree; oak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔilɑnɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔilɑne(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܐܝܠܢܐ • (’īlānā’) m (plural ܐܝܠܢܐ)

1. tree, tree trunk

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܝܠܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܝܠܢ		1st person	ܐܝܠܢܝ		ܐܝܠܢܢ
	construct	ܐܝܠܢ		2nd person	ܐܝܠܢܟ	ܐܝܠܢܟܝ	ܐܝܠܢܟܘܢ	ܐܝܠܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܝܠܢܐ		3rd person	ܐܝܠܢܗ	ܐܝܠܢܗ	ܐܝܠܢܗܘܢ	ܐܝܠܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܝܠܢܝܢ		1st person	ܐܝܠܢܝ		ܐܝܠܢܝܢ
	construct	ܐܝܠܢܝ		2nd person	ܐܝܠܢܝܟ	ܐܝܠܢܝܟܝ	ܐܝܠܢܝܟܘܢ	ܐܝܠܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܝܠܢܐ		3rd person	ܐܝܠܢܘܗܝ	ܐܝܠܢܝܗ	ܐܝܠܢܝܗܘܢ	ܐܝܠܢܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܒܝܬ ܐܝܠܢܐ
• ܐܝܠܢܝ
• ܐܝܠܬܐ

References

• “ˀyln”, 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, p. 7b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 35a