ܛܠܢܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܛ ܠ ܠ (ṭ l l)
4 terms

Derived from the noun ܛܸܠܠܵܐ (ṭillā, “shade”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tˤɪllaːniːθaː]

Noun

ܛܸܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (ṭillānīṯā) f (plural ܛܸܠܵܢ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṭillānyāṯā))

1. shadow, shade

   Synonym: ܫܸܡܫܵܐ ܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šimšā mīṯā, literally “dead sun”)

2. specter/spectre, in Assyrian folklore a genus of ghost or supernatural creatures resembling humans, said to live human-like lives, and are not inherently good or evil

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܸܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܛܸܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (ṭillānīṯī)		ܛܸܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (ṭillānīṯan)
	construct	ܛܸܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ (ṭillānīṯ)		2nd person	ܛܸܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ṭillānīṯūḵ)	ܛܸܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭillānīṯāḵ)	ܛܸܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭillānīṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܸܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ṭillānīṯā)		3rd person	ܛܸܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (ṭillānīṯēh)	ܛܸܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ṭillānīṯāh)	ܛܸܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ṭillānīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܛܸܠܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ṭillānyāṯī)		ܛܸܠܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ṭillānyāṯan)
	construct	ܛܸܠܵܢܝܵܬ݂̈ (ṭillānyāṯ)		2nd person	ܛܸܠܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṭillānyāṯūḵ)	ܛܸܠܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṭillānyāṯāḵ)	ܛܸܠܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭillānyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܸܠܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ṭillānyāṯē)		3rd person	ܛܸܠܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṭillānyāṯūh)	ܛܸܠܵܢܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṭillānyāṯōh)	ܛܸܠܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṭillānyāṯhōn)

See also

• ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ (šēḏā, “demon”)
• ܠܸܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (lilīṯā, “Lilith, demon that kills newborns”)
• ܚܒ݂ܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥḇarṯā, “companion spirit”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܛܠܘܢܝܬܐ

Etymology

From the root ܛ ܠ ܠ related to shading.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤɛllɑniθɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤɛllɑnjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܛܠܢܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܛܠܢܝܬܐ)

1. shadow, shade
2. figure, image
3. mirror image, reflection
4. specter/spectre, demon

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܠܢܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܛܠܢܝ		1st person	ܛܠܢܝܬܝ		ܛܠܢܝܬܢ
	construct	ܛܠܢܝܬ		2nd person	ܛܠܢܝܬܟ	ܛܠܢܝܬܟܝ	ܛܠܢܝܬܟܘܢ	ܛܠܢܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܠܢܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܛܠܢܝܬܗ	ܛܠܢܝܬܗ	ܛܠܢܝܬܗܘܢ	ܛܠܢܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܛܠܢܝܢ		1st person	ܛܠܢܝܬܝ		ܛܠܢܝܬܢ
	construct	ܛܠܢܝܬ		2nd person	ܛܠܢܝܬܟ	ܛܠܢܝܬܟܝ	ܛܠܢܝܬܟܘܢ	ܛܠܢܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܠܢܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܛܠܢܝܬܗ	ܛܠܢܝܬܗ	ܛܠܢܝܬܗܘܢ	ܛܠܢܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “ṭlny”, 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. 175b
• 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. 534a