ܘܠܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܘ ܠ ܐ (w l ˀ)
3 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, nominalized from the feminine emphatic singular form of the active participle of the defective verb ܘܠܐ (wālē, “should, must, ought”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [wɑːliːtɑː]

Noun

ܘܵܠܝܼܬܵܐ • (wālītā) f sg (plural ܘܵܠܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (wālyātē))

1. that which is due or right; what must be done
2. appropriateness, decorum, necessity
3. obligation, duty, office
4. task, assignment, homework
5. honor, integrity, dignity, grace

Inflection

Inflection of ܘܵܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܘܵܠܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (wālīṯī)		ܘܵܠܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (wālīṯan)
	construct	ܘܵܠܝܼܬ݂ (wālīṯ)		2nd person	ܘܵܠܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (wālīṯūḵ)	ܘܵܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (wālīṯāḵ)	ܘܵܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (wālīṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܘܵܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (wālīṯā)		3rd person	ܘܵܠܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (wālīṯēh)	ܘܵܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (wālīṯāh)	ܘܵܠܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (wālīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܘܵܠܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (wālyāṯī)		ܘܵܠܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (wālyāṯan)
	construct	ܘܵܠܝܵܬ݂̈ (wālyāṯ)		2nd person	ܘܵܠܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (wālyāṯūḵ)	ܘܵܠܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (wālyāṯāḵ)	ܘܵܠܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (wālyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܘܵܠܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (wālyāṯē)		3rd person	ܘܵܠܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (wālyāṯūh)	ܘܵܠܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (wālyāṯōh)	ܘܵܠܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (wālyāṯhōn)

Related terms

• ܘܵܠܹܐ (wālē)
• ܘܵܠܝܵܝܵܐ (wālyāyā)
• ܘܵܠܝܵܐܝܼܬ (wālyāˀīt)

Classical Syriac

FWOTD – 1 July 2016

Etymology

Nominalized from the feminine emphatic singular form of the active participle of the defective verb ܘܠܐ (wālē(ʾ), “should, must, ought”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wɑliθɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [wɑljɑθɑ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܘܠܝܬܐ • (wālīṯā) f (plural ܘܠܝܬܐ)

1. that which is due or right; what must be done
2. appropriateness, decorum, necessity
3. office, duty
4. honor/honour, integrity, dignity
5. grace

Inflection

Inflection of ܘܠܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܘܠܝܐ		1st person	ܘܠܝܬܝ		ܘܠܝܬܢ
	construct	ܘܠܝܬ		2nd person	ܘܠܝܬܟ	ܘܠܝܬܟܝ	ܘܠܝܬܟܘܢ	ܘܠܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܘܠܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܘܠܝܬܗ	ܘܠܝܬܗ	ܘܠܝܬܗܘܢ	ܘܠܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܘܠܝܢ		1st person	ܘܠܝܬܢ		ܘܠܝܬܢ
	construct	ܘܠܝܬ		2nd person	ܘܠܝܬܟ	ܘܠܝܬܟܝ	ܘܠܝܬܟܘܢ	ܘܠܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܘܠܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܘܠܝܬܗ	ܘܠܝܬܗ	ܘܠܝܬܗܘܢ	ܘܠܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “wlyh”, 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 82a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 108a
• 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 358b