ܛܠܝܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

See etymology for ܛܠܝܐ (ṭalyā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtˤ(ə.)li.θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤalˈjɑ.θɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܛܠܝܬܐ • (ṭəlīṯā) f (plural ܛܠܝܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܛܠܝܐ)

1. girl, child (from seven to twelve years old)
2. maidservant

Inflection

    declension of ܛܠܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܛܠܝ	ܛܠܝܢ
construct	ܛܠܝܬ	ܛܠܝܬ
emphatic	ܛܠܝܬܐ	ܛܠܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܛܠܝܬܝ	ܛܠܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܛܠܝܬܟ	ܛܠܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܛܠܝܬܟܝ	ܛܠܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܛܠܝܬܗ	ܛܠܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܛܠܝܬܗ	ܛܠܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܛܠܝܬܢ	ܛܠܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܛܠܝܬܟܘܢ	ܛܠܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܛܠܝܬܟܝܢ	ܛܠܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܛܠܝܬܗܘܢ	ܛܠܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܛܠܝܬܗܝܢ	ܛܠܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Modified from above; compare Hebrew טַלְיָה (ṭālyâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤɛlˈlɑj.tɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤɛl.lɑˈjɑ.θɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܛܠܝܬܐ • (ṭellāytā) f (plural ܛܠܝܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܛܠܝܐ)

1. unmarried maiden
2. freeborn maiden
3. maidservant

Inflection

    declension of ܛܠܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܛܠܝܐ	ܛܠܝܢ
construct	ܛܠܝܬ	ܛܠܝܬ
emphatic	ܛܠܝܬܐ	ܛܠܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܛܠܝܬܝ	ܛܠܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܛܠܝܬܟ	ܛܠܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܛܠܝܬܟܝ	ܛܠܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܛܠܝܬܗ	ܛܠܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܛܠܝܬܗ	ܛܠܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܛܠܝܬܢ	ܛܠܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܛܠܝܬܟܘܢ	ܛܠܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܛܠܝܬܟܝܢ	ܛܠܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܛܠܝܬܗܘܢ	ܛܠܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܛܠܝܬܗܝܢ	ܛܠܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtˤ(ə.)li.θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤalˈjɑ.θɑ], [tˤ(ə.)lɑˈjɑ.θɑ] (plural)

Adjective

ܛܠܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. feminine emphatic singular of ܛܠܝܐ
2. feminine emphatic plural of ܛܠܝܐ

References

• “ṭlyh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-08-14
• 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, 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, p. 531b