ܛܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic طَلّ (ṭall) and Hebrew טַל (ṭal).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tˤal.lɑː]

Noun

ܛܲܠܵܐ • (ṭallā) m

1. dew

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܲܠܵܐ (ṭallā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܛܲܠܝܼ (ṭalī)		ܛܲܠܲܢ (ṭallan)
	construct	ܛܲܠ (ṭal)	2nd person	ܛܲܠܘܼܟ݂ (ṭalūḵ)	ܛܲܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭallāḵ)	ܛܲܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭallāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܲܠܵܐ (ṭallā)	3rd person	ܛܲܠܹܗ (ṭallēh)	ܛܲܠܵܗ̇ (ṭallāh)	ܛܲܠܗܘܿܢ (ṭalhōn)

Etymology 2

Probably derived from ܡܸܛܠ (miṭṭul, “for, because, because of”). Notice the presence of ṯ in the conjugated forms, reflective of ܡܸܛܠܵܬ݂ (miṭlāṯ), the base form for conjugations of the stated source term.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tˤlaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ta], [tˤa]

Preposition

ܛܠܵܐ • (ṭlā)

1. various senses: for

   ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܛܠܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ ― īṯ lī ḥa mindī ṭlāṯūḵ ― I have something for you

   ܛܠܵܐ ܡܵܐ ܩܸܡ ܫܵܐܹܠ ܠܘܼܟ݂؟ ― ṭlā mā qim šāˀēl lūḵ? ― What did he ask you for?

   ܠܵܐ ܡܣܲܟܹܝܬ ܛܠܵܐ ܦܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ ― lā msakkēt ṭlā punnāyā ― Don't wait for an answer

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܠܵܐ (ṭlā)
Base Form			ܛܠܵܐ (ṭlā)
Personal-pronoun including forms	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	ܛܠܵܬ݂ܝܼ (ṭlāṯī)		ܛܠܵܬ݂ܲܢ (ṭlāṯan)
2nd person	ܛܠܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ṭlāṯūḵ)	ܛܠܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭlāṯāḵ)	ܛܠܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭlāṯāwḵōn)
3rd person	ܛܠܵܬ݂ܹܗ (ṭlāṯēh)	ܛܠܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ṭlāṯāh)	ܛܠܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ṭlāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܛܠܵܐ ܡܵܐ (ṭlā mā, “why”)

See also

• ܠ- (l-)
• ܩܵܐ (qā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic طَلّ (ṭall) and Hebrew טַל (ṭal).

Alternative forms

• ܛܐܠܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤallɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܛܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. dew

Inflection

    declension of ܛܠܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܛܠ
construct	ܛܠ
emphatic	ܛܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܛܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܛܠܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܛܠܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܛܠܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܛܠܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܛܠܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܛܠܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܛܠܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܛܠܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܛܠܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤ(ə)le(ʔ)]

Adjective

ܛܠܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܛܠܝܐ
2. construct state singular of ܛܠܝܐ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤ(ə)le(ʔ)], [tˤɛllɑj]

Noun

ܛܠܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܛܠܝܐ
2. construct state singular of ܛܠܝܐ

References

• “ṭl”, 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, p. 127a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 174a
• 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, p. 530a