ܐܝܠܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾayyal-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔajl(ə)θɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔajlɑθɑ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܐܝܠܬܐ • (ʾaylṯā) f (plural ܐܝܠܬܐ (ʾaylāṯā), singular masculine counterpart ܐܝܠܐ (ʾaylā))

1. doe, hind (female deer)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܝܠܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܝܠܐ		1st person	ܐܝܠܬܝ		ܐܝܠܬܢ
	construct	ܐܝܠܬ		2nd person	ܐܝܠܬܟ	ܐܝܠܬܟܝ	ܐܝܠܬܟܘܢ	ܐܝܠܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܝܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܝܠܬܗ	ܐܝܠܬܗ	ܐܝܠܬܗܘܢ	ܐܝܠܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܝܠܢ		1st person	ܐܝܠܬܢ		ܐܝܠܬܢ
	construct	ܐܝܠܬ		2nd person	ܐܝܠܬܟ	ܐܝܠܬܟܝ	ܐܝܠܬܟܘܢ	ܐܝܠܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܝܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܝܠܬܗ	ܐܝܠܬܗ	ܐܝܠܬܗܘܢ	ܐܝܠܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Either a diminutive of ܐܝܠܢܐ (ʾīlānā, “tree”) or from Hebrew אֵלָה (ʾēlâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔiltɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔi(l)lɑθɑ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܐܝܠܬܐ • (ʾīlṯā) f (plural ܐܝܠܠܬܐ (ʾīlāṯā))

1. small tree, bush, shrub; branch
2. (by extension) forest

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܝܠܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܝܠܐ		1st person	ܐܝܠܬܝ		ܐܝܠܬܢ
	construct	ܐܝܠܬ		2nd person	ܐܝܠܬܟ	ܐܝܠܬܟܝ	ܐܝܠܬܟܘܢ	ܐܝܠܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܝܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܝܠܬܗ	ܐܝܠܬܗ	ܐܝܠܬܗܘܢ	ܐܝܠܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܝܠܠܢ		1st person	ܐܝܠܠܬܝ		ܐܝܠܠܬܢ
	construct	ܐܝܠܠܬ		2nd person	ܐܝܠܠܬܟ	ܐܝܠܠܬܟܝ	ܐܝܠܠܬܟܘܢ	ܐܝܠܠܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܝܠܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܝܠܠܬܗ	ܐܝܠܠܬܗ	ܐܝܠܠܬܗܘܢ	ܐܝܠܠܬܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• (forest): ܥܒܐ (ʿāḇā)

References

• “ˀylh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ˀyltˀ”, 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 7b
• 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 35b