ܠܝܛܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܠܝܛܪܐ, from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra), the sense of “litre” is a semantic loan from French litre.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [liːtˤrɑː]

Noun

ܠܝܼܛܪܵܐ • (līṭrā) m sg (plural ܠܝܼܛܪܹ̈ܐ (līṭrē))

1. litre
2. libra, (Roman) pound

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܝܼܛܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܠܝܼܛܪܝܼ (līṭrī)		ܠܝܼܛܪܲܢ (līṭran)
	construct	ܠܝܼܛܲܪ (līṭar)		2nd person	ܠܝܼܛܪܘܼܟ݂ (līṭrūḵ)	ܠܝܼܛܪܵܟ݂ܝ (līṭrāḵ)	ܠܝܼܛܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (līṭrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܝܼܛܪܵܐ (līṭrā)		3rd person	ܠܝܼܛܪܹܗ (līṭrēh)	ܠܝܼܛܪܘܿܗ̇ (līṭrōh)	ܠܝܼܛܪܗܘܿܢ (līṭrhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܠܝܼܛܪ̈ܝܼ (līṭrī)		ܠܝܼܛܪ̈ܲܢ (līṭran)
	construct	ܠܝܼܛܪ̈ܲܝ (līṭray)		2nd person	ܠܝܼܛܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (līṭrūḵ)	ܠܝܼܛܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (līṭrāḵ)	ܠܝܼܛܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (līṭrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܝܼܛܪܹ̈ܐ (līṭrē)		3rd person	ܠܝܼܛܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (līṭrūh)	ܠܝܼܛܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (līṭrōh)	ܠܝܼܛܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (līṭrhōn)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܪܝܛܠܐ (rīṭlā)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [litˤrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [litˤre] (plural)

Noun

ܠܝܛܪܐ • (līṭrā) m (plural ܠܝܛܪܐ (līṭrē))

1. libra, (Roman) pound

Usage notes

• While this word is normally considered masculine, it may occasionally be feminine.

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܝܛܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܠܝܛܪ		1st person	ܠܝܛܪܝ		ܠܝܛܪܢ
	construct	ܠܝܛܪ		2nd person	ܠܝܛܪܟ	ܠܝܛܪܟܝ	ܠܝܛܪܟܘܢ	ܠܝܛܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܠܝܛܪܐ		3rd person	ܠܝܛܪܗ	ܠܝܛܪܗ	ܠܝܛܪܗܘܢ	ܠܝܛܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܠܝܛܪܝܢ		1st person	ܠܝܛܪܝ		ܠܝܛܪܝܢ
	construct	ܠܝܛܪܝ		2nd person	ܠܝܛܪܝܟ	ܠܝܛܪܝܟܝ	ܠܝܛܪܝܟܘܢ	ܠܝܛܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܠܝܛܪܐ		3rd person	ܠܝܛܪܘܗܝ	ܠܝܛܪܝܗ	ܠܝܛܪܝܗܘܢ	ܠܝܛܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “lyṭr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ryṭlˀ”, 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, page 172a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 241b
• 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 688b