ܡܛܠܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܛ ܠ ܠ (ṭ l l)
4 terms

Etymology

Compare Arabic مِظَلَّة (miẓalla) and Hebrew מְצִילָּה (metzilá) with the sense of “sukkot” a calque of Biblical Hebrew סֻכּוֹת (sukkôṯ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mətˤal.ləθɑː]

Noun

ܡܛܲܠܬ݂ܵܐ • (mṭalṯā) f sg (plural ܡܛܲܠܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mṭallāṯē) or ܡܛܲܠܹ̈ܐ (mṭallē))

1. awning, shade, alcove, canopy
2. booth, hut, shed, tent, tabernacle, sukkah
3. (Judaism, in the plural) Sukkot
4. (modern) umbrella, parasol

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܛܲܠܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܛܲܠܬ݂ܝܼ (mṭalṯī)		ܡܛܲܠܬ݂ܲܢ (mṭalṯan)
	construct	ܡܛܲܠܲܬ݂ (mṭallaṯ)		2nd person	ܡܛܲܠܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (mṭalṯūḵ)	ܡܛܲܠܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (mṭalṯāḵ)	ܡܛܲܠܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mṭalṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܛܲܠܬ݂ܵܐ (mṭalṯā)		3rd person	ܡܛܲܠܬ݂ܹܗ (mṭalṯēh)	ܡܛܲܠܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (mṭalṯāh)	ܡܛܲܠܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (mṭalṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܛܲܠܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (mṭallāṯī)		ܡܛܲܠܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (mṭallāṯan)
	construct	ܡܛܲܠܵܬ݂̈ (mṭallāṯ)		2nd person	ܡܛܲܠܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mṭallāṯūḵ)	ܡܛܲܠܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mṭallāṯāḵ)	ܡܛܲܠܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mṭallāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܛܲܠܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mṭallāṯē)		3rd person	ܡܛܲܠܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mṭallāṯūh)	ܡܛܲܠܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mṭallāṯōh)	ܡܛܲܠܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mṭallāṯhōn)

Hyponyms

• (umbrella): ܡܲܛܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (maṭṭārīṯā), ܫܲܡܵܫܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šammāšīṯā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܛ-ܠ-ܠ related to shading. Compare Arabic مِظَلَّة (miẓalla) and Hebrew מְצִילָּה (məṣîllâ). The sense of "Sukkot" is a calque of Hebrew סֻכּוֹת (sukkôṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m(ə)tˤall(ə)θɑ]

Noun

ܡܛܠܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܛܐܠܠܐ or ܡܛܐܠܐ or ܡܛܠܠܐ or ܡܛܠܐ)

1. booth, hut, shed, tent, tabernacle, sukkah
2. (Judaism, in the plural) Sukkot

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܛܠܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܛܠܐ		1st person	ܡܛܠܬܝ		ܡܛܠܬܢ
	construct	ܡܛܠܬ		2nd person	ܡܛܠܬܟ	ܡܛܠܬܟܝ	ܡܛܠܬܟܘܢ	ܡܛܠܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܛܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܛܠܬܗ	ܡܛܠܬܗ	ܡܛܠܬܗܘܢ	ܡܛܠܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܛܐܠܠܝܢ ,ܡܛܐܠܝܢ ,ܡܛܠܠܝܢ ,ܡܛܠܝܢ		1st person	ܡܛܐܠܠܝ ,ܡܛܐܠܝ ,ܡܛܠܠܝ ,ܡܛܠܝ		ܡܛܐܠܠܝܢ ,ܡܛܐܠܝܢ ,ܡܛܠܠܝܢ ,ܡܛܠܝܢ
	construct	ܡܛܐܠܠܝ ,ܡܛܐܠܝ ,ܡܛܠܠܝ ,ܡܛܠܝ		2nd person	ܡܛܐܠܠܝܟ ,ܡܛܐܠܝܟ ,ܡܛܠܠܝܟ ,ܡܛܠܝܟ	ܡܛܐܠܠܝܟܝ ,ܡܛܐܠܝܟܝ ,ܡܛܠܠܝܟܝ ,ܡܛܠܝܟܝ	ܡܛܐܠܠܝܟܘܢ ,ܡܛܐܠܝܟܘܢ ,ܡܛܠܠܝܟܘܢ ,ܡܛܠܝܟܘܢ	ܡܛܐܠܠܝܟܝܢ ,ܡܛܐܠܝܟܝܢ ,ܡܛܠܠܝܟܝܢ ,ܡܛܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܛܐܠܠܐ ,ܡܛܐܠܐ ,ܡܛܠܠܐ ,ܡܛܠܐ		3rd person	ܡܛܐܠܠܘܗܝ ,ܡܛܐܠܘܗܝ ,ܡܛܠܠܘܗܝ ,ܡܛܠܘܗܝ	ܡܛܐܠܠܝܗ ,ܡܛܐܠܝܗ ,ܡܛܠܠܝܗ ,ܡܛܠܝܗ	ܡܛܐܠܠܝܗܘܢ ,ܡܛܐܠܝܗܘܢ ,ܡܛܠܠܝܗܘܢ ,ܡܛܠܝܗܘܢ	ܡܛܐܠܠܝܗܝܢ ,ܡܛܐܠܝܗܝܢ ,ܡܛܠܠܝܗܝܢ ,ܡܛܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mṭlh”, 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. 267b
• 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. 748a