ܐܬܠܝܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac originally borrowed as a singulative noun, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔaθ.leːtˤɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܵܐ • (aṯlēṭā) m (plural ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝ̈ܛܹܐ (aṯlēṭē))

1. athlete, champion, combatant, fighter, warrior
2. (chiefly in the plural) physical sport, athletics

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܝܼ (aṯlēṭī)		ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܲܢ (aṯlēṭan)
	construct	ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛ (aṯlēṭ)		2nd person	ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܘܼܟ݂ (aṯlēṭūḵ)	ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܵܟ݂ܝ (aṯlēṭāḵ)	ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aṯlēṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܵܐ (aṯlēṭā)		3rd person	ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܹܗ (aṯlēṭēh)	ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܵܗ̇ (aṯlēṭāh)	ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܗܘܿܢ (aṯlēṭhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܝܼ̈ (aṯlēṭī)		ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܲܢ̈ (aṯlēṭan)
	construct	ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܲܝ̈ (aṯlēṭay)		2nd person	ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (aṯlēṭūḵ)	ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (aṯlēṭāḵ)	ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aṯlēṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܹ̈ܐ (aṯlēṭē)		3rd person	ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܘܼ̈ܗܝ (aṯlēṭūh)	ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (aṯlēṭōh)	ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܗ̈ܘܿܢ (aṯlēṭhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܵܝܵܐ (aṯlēṭāyā)
• ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܵܪܵܐ (aṯlēṭārā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔaθle̝tˤɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔaθle̝tˤe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܬܠܝܛܐ • (ʾaṯlêṭāʾ) m (plural ܐܬܠܝܛܐ)

1. athlete, champion
2. combatant, fighter, warrior
3. (by extension, figuratively) martyr

   Synonym: ܣܗܕܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܬܠܝܛܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܬܠܝܛ		1st person	ܐܬܠܝܛܝ		ܐܬܠܝܛܢ
	construct	ܐܬܠܝܛ		2nd person	ܐܬܠܝܛܟ	ܐܬܠܝܛܟܝ	ܐܬܠܝܛܟܘܢ	ܐܬܠܝܛܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܬܠܝܛܐ		3rd person	ܐܬܠܝܛܗ	ܐܬܠܝܛܗ	ܐܬܠܝܛܗܘܢ	ܐܬܠܝܛܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܬܠܝܛܝܢ		1st person	ܐܬܠܝܛܝ		ܐܬܠܝܛܝܢ
	construct	ܐܬܠܝܛܝ		2nd person	ܐܬܠܝܛܝܟ	ܐܬܠܝܛܝܟܝ	ܐܬܠܝܛܝܟܘܢ	ܐܬܠܝܛܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܬܠܝܛܐ		3rd person	ܐܬܠܝܛܘܗܝ	ܐܬܠܝܛܝܗ	ܐܬܠܝܛܝܗܘܢ	ܐܬܠܝܛܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܬܠܝܛܐܝܬ (ʾaṯlêṭāʾīṯ)
• ܐܬܠܝܛܘܬܐ (ʾaṯlêṭūṯāʾ)

References

• “ˀtlyṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-08-27
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 22a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 32b
• 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, pp. 111b-112a