ܥܘܪܠܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܪ ܠ (ˁ r l)
2 terms

From ܥܘܼܪܠܵܐ (ˁurlā, “uncircumcised; gentile”) +‎ -ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending); compare Arabic غُرْلَة (ḡurla) and Hebrew עָרְלָה ('orlá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕur.luːθɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔur.luːtɑː]

Noun

ܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (ˁurlūṯā) f (plural ܥܘܼܪ̈ܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁurlawwāṯā))

1. (anatomy) foreskin, clitoral hood, prepuce
   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Genesis 17:11:

     ܓܵܙܪܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܒܸܣܪܵܐ ܕܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ، ܘܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܵܐ ܕܘܲܥܕܵܐ ܒܲܝܢܝܼ ܘܒܲܝܢܵܬ݂ܟ݂ܘܿܢ.

     gāzrītōn bisrā dˁurlūṯāwḵōn, w-bit hāwē nīšanqā dwaˁdā baynī w-baynāṯḵōn.

     and you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between Me and you.

   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Leviticus 12:3:

     ܘܒܝܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܬܡܵܢܝܵܐ، ܒܸܣܪܵܐ ܕܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ ܒܸܬ ܦܵܐܹܫ ܓܙܝܼܪܵܐ.

     w-b-yawmā d-tmānyā, bisrā dˁurlūṯēh bit pāˀēš gzīrā.

     And on the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.

2. uncircumcision

   Antonym: ܓܙܘܼܪܬܵܐ (gzurtā)

   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Romans 2:25:

     ܓܙܘܼܪܬܵ‌ܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ ܗܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܐܸܢ ܢܵܛܪܹܬ ܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܐ، ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܸܢ ܫܵܡܛܹܬ ܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܐ، ܓܙܘܼܪܬܵ‌ܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬܵ‌ܐ.

     For circumcision is indeed profitable if you keep the law; but if you are a breaker of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (ˁurlūṯī)		ܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (ˁurlūṯan)
	construct	ܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬ݂ (ˁurlūṯ)		2nd person	ܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ˁurlūṯūḵ)	ܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁurlūṯāḵ)	ܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁurlūṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁurlūṯā)		3rd person	ܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (ˁurlūṯēh)	ܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ˁurlūṯāh)	ܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ˁurluṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܘܼܪܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ˁurlawwāṯī)		ܥܘܼܪܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ˁurlawwāṯan)
	construct	ܥܘܼܪܠܲܘܵܬ݂ (ˁurlawwāṯ)		2nd person	ܥܘܼܪܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁurlawwāṯūḵ)	ܥܘܼܪܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁurlawwāṯāḵ)	ܥܘܼܪܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁurlawwāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܘܼܪܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁurlawwāṯā)		3rd person	ܥܘܼܪܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (ˁurlawwāṯēh)	ܥܘܼܪܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ˁurlawwāṯāh)	ܥܘܼܪܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ˁurlawwāṯhōn)

References

• “ܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2022 October 27 (last accessed)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܥܘܪܠܐ (ʿurlāʾ, “uncircumcised; gentile”), from the root ܥ ܪ ܠ related to circumcising + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ). Compare Arabic غُرْلَة (ḡurla) and Hebrew עָרְלָה (ʿorlâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕurluθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕurlawwɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܥܘܪܠܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܥܘܪܠܘܬܐ)

1. (anatomy) foreskin, prepuce
2. uncircumcision

   Antonym: ܓܙܘܪܬܐ (gəzūrtā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܘܪܠܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܘܪܠܘ		1st person	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܝ		ܥܘܪܠܘܬܢ
	construct	ܥܘܪܠܘܬ		2nd person	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܟ	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܟܝ	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܟܘܢ	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܗ	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܗ	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܗܘܢ	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܘܪܠܘܢ		1st person	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܝ		ܥܘܪܠܘܬܢ
	construct	ܥܘܪܠܘܬ		2nd person	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܟ	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܟܝ	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܟܘܢ	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܗ	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܗ	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܗܘܢ	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܗܝܢ

References

• “ˁwrlw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 408a
• 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. 1087a