ܛܠܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܛ ܠ ܐ (ṭ l ˀ)
1 term

From Proto-West Semitic *ṭalay- originally meaning a young of certain animals, like English kid, this original meaning still preserved in the below entry.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tˤaljaː]

Adjective

ܛܲܠܝܵܐ • (ṭalyā) (feminine ܛܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ṭlīṯā))

1. young, youthful, childish

Noun

ܛܲܠܝܵܐ • (ṭalyā) m (feminine ܛܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ṭlīṯā))

1. boy, child (from seven to twelve years old)

Proper noun

ܛܲܠܝܵܐ • (ṭalyā) m

1. a male given name
2. a surname transferred from the given name

Etymology 2

Back-formation from ܛܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ṭlāyē), the old plural of the above, and therefore a doublet of it. This word preserves the original meaning in Proto-West Semitic *ṭalay-. Only found in the dialect of Gaznakh.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tˤlaːjaː]

Noun

ܛܠܵܝܵܐ • (ṭlāyā) m (plural ܛܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ṭlāyē))

1. lamb that is either an orphan or rejected from its own mother, and is suckled by a foster ewe, or tries to find one (often by running from one ewe to another until one of these allows it to suckle from its udder)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Semitic *ṭalay- originally meaning a young of certain animals, like English kid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtˤal.jɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤ(ə.)ˈlaj.jɑ], [tˤ(ə.)ˈlɑ.je] (plural)

Adjective

ܛܠܝܐ • (ṭalyā) m (plural ܛܠܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܛܠܝܬܐ)

1. young, youthful, childish
2. new, recent, latest, last
3. next, following

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܠܝܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܛܠܐ	ܛܠܝܐ	ܛܠܝܢ	ܛܠܝܢ
construct	ܛܠܐ	ܛܠܝܬ	ܛܠܝܝ	ܛܠܝܬ
emphatic	ܛܠܝܐ	ܛܠܬܐ	ܛܠܝܐ	ܛܠܝܬܐ

Noun

ܛܠܝܐ • (ṭalyā) m (plural ܛܠܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܛܠܝܬܐ (ṭəlīṯā))

1. boy, child (from seven to twelve years old)
2. servant

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܠܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܛܠܐ		1st person	ܛܠܝܝ		ܛܠܝܢ
	construct	ܛܠܐ		2nd person	ܛܠܝܟ	ܛܠܝܟܝ	ܛܠܝܟܘܢ	ܛܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܠܝܐ		3rd person	ܛܠܝܗ	ܛܠܝܗ	ܛܠܝܗܘܢ	ܛܠܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܛܠܝܝܢ ,ܛܠܝܢ		1st person	ܛܠܝܝ ,ܛܠܝ		ܛܠܝܝܢ ,ܛܠܝܢ
	construct	ܛܠܝܝ ,ܛܠܝ		2nd person	ܛܠܝܝܟ ,ܛܠܝܟ	ܛܠܝܝܟܝ ,ܛܠܝܟܝ	ܛܠܝܝܟܘܢ ,ܛܠܝܟܘܢ	ܛܠܝܝܟܝܢ ,ܛܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܠܝܐ		3rd person	ܛܠܝܘܗܝ ,ܛܠܘܗܝ	ܛܠܝܝܗ ,ܛܠܝܗ	ܛܠܝܝܗܘܢ ,ܛܠܝܗܘܢ	ܛܠܝܝܗܝܢ ,ܛܠܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܛܠܝܘܬܐ (ṭalyūṯā)

Descendants

• → Old Armenian: տղայ (tłay)
  • Armenian: տղա (tġa)
    • → Adyghe: [script needed] (tɣa, “young man”)
    • → Azerbaijani: dığa
    • → Northern Kurdish: tiẍa
    • → Turkish: dığa, tığa

Etymology 2

Modified from above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤɛlˈlɑ.jɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤɛlˈlɑ.je] (plural)

Noun

ܛܠܝܐ • (ṭellāyā) m (plural ܛܠܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܛܠܝܬܐ (ṭellāytā))

1. unmarried youth, bachelor
2. freeborn youth

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܠܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܛܠܝ		1st person	ܛܠܝܝ		ܛܠܝܢ
	construct	ܛܠܝ		2nd person	ܛܠܝܟ	ܛܠܝܟܝ	ܛܠܝܟܘܢ	ܛܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܠܝܐ		3rd person	ܛܠܝܗ	ܛܠܝܗ	ܛܠܝܗܘܢ	ܛܠܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܛܠܝܝܢ		1st person	ܛܠܝܝ		ܛܠܝܝܢ
	construct	ܛܠܝܝ		2nd person	ܛܠܝܝܟ	ܛܠܝܝܟܝ	ܛܠܝܝܟܘܢ	ܛܠܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܠܝܐ		3rd person	ܛܠܝܘܗܝ	ܛܠܝܝܗ	ܛܠܝܝܗܘܢ	ܛܠܝܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ṭly”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-01-07
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 127a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 174a, b
• 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 531b