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

Inflection of ܐܠܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܠܝ		1st person	ܐܠܝܬܝ		ܐܠܝܬܢ
	construct	ܐܠܝܬ		2nd person	ܐܠܝܬܟ	ܐܠܝܬܟܝ	ܐܠܝܬܟܘܢ	ܐܠܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܠܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܠܝܬܗ	ܐܠܝܬܗ	ܐܠܝܬܗܘܢ	ܐܠܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܠܝܢ		1st person	ܐܠܝܬܝ		ܐܠܝܬܢ
	construct	ܐܠܝܬ		2nd person	ܐܠܝܬܟ	ܐܠܝܬܟܝ	ܐܠܝܬܟܘܢ	ܐܠܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܠܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܠܝܬܗ	ܐܠܝܬܗ	ܐܠܝܬܗܘܢ	ܐܠܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܐ-ܠ-ܐ 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

Inflection of ܐܠܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܠܝܐ		1st person	ܐܠܝܬܝ		ܐܠܝܬܢ
	construct	ܐܠܝܬ		2nd person	ܐܠܝܬܟ	ܐܠܝܬܟܝ	ܐܠܝܬܟܘܢ	ܐܠܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܠܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܠܝܬܗ	ܐܠܝܬܗ	ܐܠܝܬܗܘܢ	ܐܠܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܠܝܢ		1st person	ܐܠܝܬܢ		ܐܠܝܬܢ
	construct	ܐܠܝܬ		2nd person	ܐܠܝܬܟ	ܐܠܝܬܟܝ	ܐܠܝܬܟܘܢ	ܐܠܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܠܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܠܝܬܗ	ܐܠܝܬܗ	ܐܠܝܬܗܘܢ	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

Inflection of ܐܠܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܠܝܐ		1st person	ܐܠܝܬܝ		ܐܠܝܬܢ
	construct	ܐܠܝܬ		2nd person	ܐܠܝܬܟ	ܐܠܝܬܟܝ	ܐܠܝܬܟܘܢ	ܐܠܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܠܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܠܝܬܗ	ܐܠܝܬܗ	ܐܠܝܬܗܘܢ	ܐܠܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܠܝܢ		1st person	ܐܠܝܬܢ		ܐܠܝܬܢ
	construct	ܐܠܝܬ		2nd person	ܐܠܝܬܟ	ܐܠܝܬܟܝ	ܐܠܝܬܟܘܢ	ܐܠܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܠܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܠܝܬܗ	ܐܠܝܬܗ	ܐܠܝܬܗܘܢ	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