ܡܥܠܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܠ ܠ (ˁ l l)
10 terms

Feminine noun of place derived from the verb ܥܵܠܹܠ (ˁālēl, “to enter”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [maʕˈʕal.tɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܥܲܠܬܵܐ • (maˁaltā) f sg (plural ܡܲܥ̈ܠܵܬ݂ܹܐ (maˁlāṯē) or ܡܲܥܲܠܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (maˁalyāṯē))

1. entry, log, datum, record
2. beginning, introduction, preface
3. induction, inauguration
4. (ecclesiastical) dedication of a church
5. (accounting) revenue, income
6. (figurative) crop, produce

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܥܲܠܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܥܲܠܬܝܼ (maˁaltī)		ܡܲܥܲܠܬܲܢ (maˁaltan)
	construct	ܡܲܥܠܲܬ݂ (maˁlaṯ)		2nd person	ܡܲܥܲܠܬܘܼܟ݂ (maˁaltūḵ)	ܡܲܥܲܠܬܵܟ݂ܝ (maˁaltāḵ)	ܡܲܥܲܠܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maˁaltāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܥܲܠܬܵܐ (maˁaltā)		3rd person	ܡܲܥܲܠܬܹܗ (maˁaltēh)	ܡܲܥܲܠܬܵܗ̇ (maˁaltāh)	ܡܲܥܲܠܬܗܘܿܢ (maˁalthōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܥܠܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (maˁlāṯī)		ܡܲܥܠܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (maˁlāṯan)
	construct	ܡܲܥ̈ܠܵܬ݂ (maˁlāṯ)		2nd person	ܡܲܥܠܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maˁlāṯūḵ)	ܡܲܥܠܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maˁlāṯāḵ)	ܡܲܥܠܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maˁlāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܥ̈ܠܵܬ݂ܹܐ (maˁlāṯē)		3rd person	ܡܲܥܠܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (maˁlāṯūh)	ܡܲܥ̈ܠܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (maˁlāṯōh)	ܡܲܥܠܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (maˁlāṯhōn)

Antonyms

• ܡܲܦܲܩܬܵܐ (mappaqtā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܥ-ܠ-ܠ (ʿ-l-l) related to entering.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maʕˈʕal.tɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [maʕˈlɑ.θɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܡܥܠܬܐ • (maʿʿaltā) f (plural ܡܥܠܬܐ)

1. entering, entrance, entryway
2. beginning, introduction, preface
3. induction, inauguration
4. (ecclesiastical) dedication of a church
5. festival day
6. funeral procession
7. crop, produce
8. (accounting) revenue, income
9. inroad, incursion, invasion
10. deglutition, swallowing

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܥܠܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܥܠܐ		1st person	ܡܥܠܬܝ		ܡܥܠܬܢ
	construct	ܡܥܠܬ		2nd person	ܡܥܠܬܟ	ܡܥܠܬܟܝ	ܡܥܠܬܟܘܢ	ܡܥܠܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܥܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܥܠܬܗ	ܡܥܠܬܗ	ܡܥܠܬܗܘܢ	ܡܥܠܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܥܠܢ		1st person	ܡܥܠܬܢ		ܡܥܠܬܢ
	construct	ܡܥܠܬ		2nd person	ܡܥܠܬܟ	ܡܥܠܬܟܝ	ܡܥܠܬܟܘܢ	ܡܥܠܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܥܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܥܠܬܗ	ܡܥܠܬܗ	ܡܥܠܬܗܘܢ	ܡܥܠܬܗܝܢ

Antonyms

• ܡܦܩܬܐ (mappaqtā)

References

• “mˁlh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-11
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 252b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 289a
• 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 802a