ܥܘܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܘ ܠ (ˁ w l)
1 term

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕwɪllaː]

Noun

ܥܘܸܠܵܐ • (ˁwillā) m (plural ܥ̈ܘܸܠܹܐ (ˁwillē))

1. fetus/foetus (unborn child after the completion of the 8th week of gestation)

See also

• ܒܲܛܢܵܐ (baṭnā, “embryo”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܥ ܘ ܠ. Compare Hebrew עָוֶל (ʿāwel).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕawlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕawle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܘܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܘܠܐ)

1. wrong, injustice, iniquity, injury
2. crime

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܘܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܘܠ		1st person	ܥܘܠܝ		ܥܘܠܢ
	construct	ܥܘܠ		2nd person	ܥܘܠܟ	ܥܘܠܟܝ	ܥܘܠܟܘܢ	ܥܘܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܘܠܐ		3rd person	ܥܘܠܗ	ܥܘܠܗ	ܥܘܠܗܘܢ	ܥܘܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܘܠܝܢ		1st person	ܥܘܠܝ		ܥܘܠܝܢ
	construct	ܥܘܠܝ		2nd person	ܥܘܠܝܟ	ܥܘܠܝܟܝ	ܥܘܠܝܟܘܢ	ܥܘܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܘܠܐ		3rd person	ܥܘܠܘܗܝ	ܥܘܠܝܗ	ܥܘܠܝܗܘܢ	ܥܘܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Modified from above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕawwɑlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕawwɑle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܘܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܘܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܥܘܠܬܐ)

1. wrongdoer, wicked man

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܘܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܘܠ		1st person	ܥܘܠܝ		ܥܘܠܢ
	construct	ܥܘܠ		2nd person	ܥܘܠܟ	ܥܘܠܟܝ	ܥܘܠܟܘܢ	ܥܘܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܘܠܐ		3rd person	ܥܘܠܗ	ܥܘܠܗ	ܥܘܠܗܘܢ	ܥܘܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܘܠܝܢ		1st person	ܥܘܠܝ		ܥܘܠܝܢ
	construct	ܥܘܠܝ		2nd person	ܥܘܠܝܟ	ܥܘܠܝܟܝ	ܥܘܠܝܟܘܢ	ܥܘܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܘܠܐ		3rd person	ܥܘܠܘܗܝ	ܥܘܠܝܗ	ܥܘܠܝܗܘܢ	ܥܘܠܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܥܘܠܘܬܐ

Etymology 3

From the root ܥ ܠ ܠ. Compare Hebrew עוֹלָל (ʿôlāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕullɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕulle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܘܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܘܠܐ)

1. embryo, fetus
2. newborn, nursling, baby, infant
3. (figuratively) offspring, fruit, product

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܘܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܘܠ		1st person	ܥܘܠܝ		ܥܘܠܢ
	construct	ܥܘܠ		2nd person	ܥܘܠܟ	ܥܘܠܟܝ	ܥܘܠܟܘܢ	ܥܘܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܘܠܐ		3rd person	ܥܘܠܗ	ܥܘܠܗ	ܥܘܠܗܘܢ	ܥܘܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܘܠܝܢ		1st person	ܥܘܠܝ		ܥܘܠܝܢ
	construct	ܥܘܠܝ		2nd person	ܥܘܠܝܟ	ܥܘܠܝܟܝ	ܥܘܠܝܟܘܢ	ܥܘܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܘܠܐ		3rd person	ܥܘܠܘܗܝ	ܥܘܠܝܗ	ܥܘܠܝܗܘܢ	ܥܘܠܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܥܘܠܘܬܐ

See also

• ܒܛܢܐ
• ܥܝܠܐ

References

• “ˁwl”, 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. 247b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 405a
• 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. 1080a-b