ܛܠܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܛ ܠ ܠ (ṭ l l)
4 terms

From Aramaic טללא (ṭillālā), from Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣ill- (“shadow”); compare Arabic ظِلّ (ẓill), Akkadian 𒄑𒈪 (ṣillum), Ugaritic 𐎑𐎍 (ẓl) and Hebrew צֵל (tsél).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tˤɪllɑːlɑː]

Noun

ܛܸܠܠܵܐ or ܛܸܠܵܠܵܐ • (ṭillā or ṭillālā) m (plural ܛܸܠܠܹ̈ܐ (ṭillē))

1. shade

   ܝܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ ܠܲܢ ܒܛܸܠܠܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ. ― ṯīḇ lan b-ṭillā d-īlānā. ― We sat in the shade of the tree.

2. spectrum

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܸܠܠܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܛܸܠܠܝܼ (ṭillī)		ܛܸܠܠܲܢ (ṭillan)
	construct	ܛܸܠܲܠ (ṭillal)		2nd person	ܛܸܠܠܘܼܟ݂ (ṭillūḵ)	ܛܸܠܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭillāḵ)	ܛܸܠܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭillāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܸܠܠܵܐ (ṭillā)		3rd person	ܛܸܠܠܹܗ (ṭillēh)	ܛܸܠܠܵܗ̇ (ṭillāh)	ܛܸܠܠܗܘܿܢ (ṭillhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܛܸܠܠܝܼ̈ (ṭillī)		ܛܸܠܠܲܢ̈ (ṭillan)
	construct	ܛܸܠܠܲܝ̈ (ṭillay)		2nd person	ܛܸܠܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṭillūḵ)	ܛܸܠܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṭillāḵ)	ܛܸܠܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭillāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܸܠܠܹ̈ܐ (ṭillē)		3rd person	ܛܸܠܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṭillūh)	ܛܸܠܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṭillōh)	ܛܸܠܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṭillhōn)

Derived terms

• ܛܸܠܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ṭillānāyā, “shady”)
• ܛܸܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ṭillānīṯā, “shadow”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic ظِلّ (ẓill) and Hebrew צֵל (ṣēl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤɛllɑlɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤɛllɑle(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܛܠܠܐ • (ṭillālā) m (plural ܛܠܠܐ)

1. shade, shadow
2. likeness
3. (figuratively) covering, protection

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܠܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܛܠܠ		1st person	ܛܠܠܝ		ܛܠܠܢ
	construct	ܛܠܠ		2nd person	ܛܠܠܟ	ܛܠܠܟܝ	ܛܠܠܟܘܢ	ܛܠܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܠܠܐ		3rd person	ܛܠܠܗ	ܛܠܠܗ	ܛܠܠܗܘܢ	ܛܠܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܛܠܠܝܢ		1st person	ܛܠܠܝ		ܛܠܠܝܢ
	construct	ܛܠܠܝ		2nd person	ܛܠܠܝܟ	ܛܠܠܝܟܝ	ܛܠܠܝܟܘܢ	ܛܠܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܠܠܐ		3rd person	ܛܠܠܘܗܝ	ܛܠܠܝܗ	ܛܠܠܝܗܘܢ	ܛܠܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ṭll”, 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. 126b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 175a
• 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. 533a