ܡܝܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek μίλιον (mílion), from Latin mīlle; compare Arabic مِيل (mīl) and Hebrew מַיְל (mayl).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [miːlaː]

Noun

ܡܝܼܠܵܐ • (mīla) m

1. mile:
2. Roman mile, one thousand paces
3. milestone

Declension

Inflection of ܡܝܼܠܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܝܼܠܝܼ (mīlī)		ܡܝܼܠܲܢ (mīlan)
	construct	ܡܝܼܠ (mīl)		2nd person	ܡܝܼܠܘܼܟ݂ (mīlūḵ)	ܡܝܼܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mīlāḵ)	ܡܝܼܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mīlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܝܼܠܵܐ (mīlā)		3rd person	ܡܝܼܠܹܗ (mīlēh)	ܡܝܼܠܵܗ̇ (mīlāh)	ܡܝܼܠܗܘܿܢ (mīlhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܝܼܠܝܼ̈ (mīlī)		ܡܝܼܠܲܢ̈ (mīlan)
	construct	ܡܝܼܠܲܝ̈ (mīlay)		2nd person	ܡܝܼܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mīlūḵ)	ܡܝܼܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mīlāḵ)	ܡܝܼܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mīlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ (mīlē)		3rd person	ܡܝܼܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mīlūh)	ܡܝܼܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mīlōh)	ܡܝܼܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mīlhōn)

Etymology 2

ܡܝܠܐ

Ultimately from Sanskrit नील (nīla).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [miːlaː]

Adjective

ܡܝܼܠܵܐ • (mīla) m (feminine ܡܝܼܠܬܵܐ (mīlta), plural ܡܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ (mīle))

1. blue

Noun

ܡܝܼܠܵܐ • (mīla) m

1. blue (color)

   ܡܝܼܠܵܐ:  

See also

• ܡܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ (mīlana)

Colors in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܓܵܘܢܹ̈ܐ (gāwnē) (layout · text)

ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārā)	ܩܛܘܿܡܵܐ (qṭōmā)	ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (kōmā)
ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (smōqā); ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ (qirmīzā)	ܐ݇ܛܪܘܿܓ݂ܵܐ (ṭrōḡā); ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ (purtqālā); ܫܚܘܿܡܵܐ (šḥōmā)	ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (šˁōṯā); ܙܵܪܓܵܐ (zārgā)
ܠܲܝܡܵܐ (laymā)	ܝܲܪܘܿܩܵܐ (yarōqā)	ܩܝܼܢܵܐ (qīnā)
ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā)	ܙܪܘܿܩܵܐ (zrōqā)	ܡܝܼܠܵܐ (mīlā)
ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (bānafšā); ܡܲܝܩܵܐ (mayqā)	ܦ̮ܘܼܫܝܼܵܐ (fūšīyā); ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ (argwānā)	ܘܲܪܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ (warōḏā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μίλιον (mílion), from Latin mīlle. Compare Arabic مِيل (mīl) and Hebrew מַיְל (mayl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [milɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mile(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܝܠܐ • (mīlā) m (plural ܡܝܠܐ)

1. mile, Roman mile, one thousand paces
2. milestone

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܝܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܝܠ		1st person	ܡܝܠܝ		ܡܝܠܢ
	construct	ܡܝܠ		2nd person	ܡܝܠܟ	ܡܝܠܟܝ	ܡܝܠܟܘܢ	ܡܝܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܝܠܐ		3rd person	ܡܝܠܗ	ܡܝܠܗ	ܡܝܠܗܘܢ	ܡܝܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܝܠܝܢ		1st person	ܡܝܠܝ		ܡܝܠܝܢ
	construct	ܡܝܠܝ		2nd person	ܡܝܠܝܟ	ܡܝܠܝܟܝ	ܡܝܠܝܟܘܢ	ܡܝܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܝܠܐ		3rd person	ܡܝܠܘܗܝ	ܡܝܠܝܗ	ܡܝܠܝܗܘܢ	ܡܝܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “myl”, 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. 182a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 269a
• 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. 752a-b