ܙܘܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܙܘܠܐ

ܙܘܠܐ

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zuːlɑː]

Noun

ܙܘܼܠܵܐ • (zūlā) m sg (plural ܙܘܼ̈ܠܹܐ (zūlē))

1. strip, ribbon

   ܣܲܩܸܠ ܠܹܗ ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܵܐ ܒܙܘܼܠܵܐ. ― saqqil lēh ṣandūqā b-zūlā. ― Decorate the box with a ribbon.

2. tape, adhesive tape

   ܗܲܒ݂݇ܠ ܠܝܼ ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܙܘܼܠܵܐ، ܘܲܪܩܵܐ ܦܪܝܼܛܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ. ― hal lī ḥačā zūlā, warqā prīṭā ìlēh. ― Give me some tape, the paper is torn.

3. (by extension, photography) film, medium used to capture images in a camera

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܘܼܠܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܙܘܼܠܝܼ (zūlī)		ܙܘܼܠܲܢ (zūlan)
	construct	ܙܘܼܠ (zūl)		2nd person	ܙܘܼܠܘܼܟ݂ (zūlūḵ)	ܙܘܼܠܵܟ݂ܝ (zūlāḵ)	ܙܘܼܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zūlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܘܼܠܵܐ (zūlā)		3rd person	ܙܘܼܠܹܗ (zūlēh)	ܙܘܼܠܵܗ̇ (zūlāh)	ܙܘܼܠܗܘܿܢ (zulhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܙܘܼܠܝܼ̈ (zūlī)		ܙܘܼܠܲܢ̈ (zūlan)
	construct	ܙܘܼܠܲܝ̈ (zūlay)		2nd person	ܙܘܼܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zūlūḵ)	ܙܘܼܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zūlāḵ)	ܙܘܼܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zūlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܘܼܠܹ̈ܐ (zūlē)		3rd person	ܙܘܼܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zūlūh)	ܙܘܼܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (zūlōh)	ܙܘܼܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zulhōn)

Derived terms

• ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܵܐ (zulḥizwā, “videotape, video”)
• ܙܘܼܠܩܵܠܵܐ (zulqālā, “audiotape”)

See also

• ܢܒ݂ܵܪܵܐ (nḇārā)