ܐܠܝܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Semitic *ʔalyat-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛlliθɑ], [ʔalliθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛljɑθɑ], [ʔaljɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܐܠܝܬܐ • (ʾellīṯā) f (plural ܐܠܝܬܐ (ʾelyāṯā))

1. fat tail

Inflection

    declension of ܐܠܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܠܝ	ܐܠܝܢ
construct	ܐܠܝܬ	ܐܠܝܬ
emphatic	ܐܠܝܬܐ	ܐܠܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܠܝܬܝ	ܐܠܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܠܝܬܟ	ܐܠܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܠܝܬܟܝ	ܐܠܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܠܝܬܗ	ܐܠܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܠܝܬܗ	ܐܠܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܠܝܬܢ	ܐܠܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܠܝܬܟܘܢ	ܐܠܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܠܝܬܟܝܢ	ܐܠܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܠܝܬܗܘܢ	ܐܠܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܠܝܬܗܝܢ	ܐܠܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܐ-ܠ-ܐ (ʾ-l-ʾ) related to wailing. Compare Mishnaic Hebrew אַלָּאִית (ʾallāʾîṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔallɑjtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔallɑjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܐܠܝܬܐ • (ʾallāytā) f (plural ܐܠܝܬܐ (ʾallāyāṯā))

1. mourner, wailer, weeper

Inflection

    declension of ܐܠܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܠܝܐ	ܐܠܝܢ
construct	ܐܠܝܬ	ܐܠܝܬ
emphatic	ܐܠܝܬܐ	ܐܠܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܠܝܬܝ	ܐܠܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܠܝܬܟ	ܐܠܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܠܝܬܟܝ	ܐܠܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܠܝܬܗ	ܐܠܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܠܝܬܗ	ܐܠܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܠܝܬܢ	ܐܠܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܠܝܬܟܘܢ	ܐܠܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܠܝܬܟܝܢ	ܐܠܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܠܝܬܗܘܢ	ܐܠܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܠܝܬܗܝܢ	ܐܠܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Possibly corrupted from ܠܠܝܬܐ (lellīṯā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔallɑjtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔallɑjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܐܠܝܬܐ • (ʾallāytā) f (plural ܐܠܝܬܐ (ʾallāyāṯā), singular masculine counterpart ܐܠܝܐ (ʾallāyā))

1. (possibly) centaur

Inflection

    declension of ܐܠܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܠܝܐ	ܐܠܝܢ
construct	ܐܠܝܬ	ܐܠܝܬ
emphatic	ܐܠܝܬܐ	ܐܠܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܠܝܬܝ	ܐܠܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܠܝܬܟ	ܐܠܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܠܝܬܟܝ	ܐܠܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܠܝܬܗ	ܐܠܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܠܝܬܗ	ܐܠܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܠܝܬܢ	ܐܠܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܠܝܬܟܘܢ	ܐܠܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܠܝܬܟܝܢ	ܐܠܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܠܝܬܗܘܢ	ܐܠܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܠܝܬܗܝܢ	ܐܠܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀlyh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ˀlyh²”, 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 10a–10b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 18a
• 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, pages 49b–50a