ܥܘܪܠܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܪ ܠ (ˁ r l)
2 terms

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕur.luːtɑː]

Noun

ܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬܵܐ • (ˁurlūtā) f (plural ܥܘܼܪܠܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ˁurlāwātē))

1. (anatomy) foreskin, clitoral hood, prepuce
   • Genesis 17:11:

     ܓܵܙܪܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܒܸܣܪܵܐ ܕܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ، ܘܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܵܐ ܕܘܲܥܕܵܐ ܒܹܝܠܝܼ ܘܒܹܝܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ.

     gāzrīton bisrā d-ʿurlutāwḵon, w-bit hāwē nīšanqā d-waʿdā bēlī w-bēlāwḵon.

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

   • Leviticus 12:3:

     ܘܒܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܬܡܵܢܝܵܐ، ܒܸܣܪܵܐ ܕܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬܹܗ ܒܸܬ ܦܵܝܹܫ ܓܙܝܼܪܵܐ.

     w-b-yāwmā d-tmānyā, bisrā d-ʿurlutēh bit pāyēš gzīrā.

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

2. uncircumcision

   Antonym: ܓܙܘܼܪܬܵܐ (gzurtā)

   • Romans 2:25

     ܓܙܘܼܪܬܵ‌ܐ ܐܝܼܬ ܠܵܗ̇ ܦܲܝܕܵܐ ܐܸܢ ܢܵܛܪܹܬ ܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܐ، ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܸܢ ܫܵܡܛܹܬ ܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܐ، ܓܙܘܼܪܬܵ‌ܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬܵ‌ܐ.

     gzurtā‌ īt lāh paydā in nāṭrēt nāmosā, īnā in šāmṭēt nāmosā, gzurtā wē lāh ʿurlutā‌.

     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 ܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬܵܐ (ˁurlūtā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬܝܼ (ˁurlūtī)		ܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬܲܢ (ˁurlūtan)
	construct	ܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬ (ˁurlūt)	2nd person	ܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬܘܼܟ݂ (ˁurlūtūḵ)	ܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁurlūtāḵ)	ܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁurlūtāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬܵܐ (ˁurlūtā)	3rd person	ܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬܹܗ (ˁurlūtēh)	ܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬܵܗ̇ (ˁurlūtāh)	ܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬܗܘܿܢ (ˁurluthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܘܼܪܠܵܘܵܬܝܼ̈ (ˁurlāwātī)		ܥܘܼܪܠܵܘܵܬܲܢ̈ (ˁurlāwātan)
	construct	ܥܘܼܪܠܵܘܵܬ (ˁurlāwāt)	2nd person	ܥܘܼܪܠܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁurlāwātūḵ)	ܥܘܼܪܠܵܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁurlāwātāḵ)	ܥܘܼܪܠܵܘܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁurlāwātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܘܼܪܠܵܘܵܬܹܐ (ˁurlāwātē)	3rd person	ܥܘܼܪܠܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁurlāwātūh)	ܥܘܼܪܠܵܘܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁurlāwātōh)	ܥܘܼܪܠܵܘܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ˁurlāwāthōn)

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 (ʿ-r-l) 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

    declension of ܥܘܪܠܘܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܘܪܠܘ	ܥܘܪܠܘܢ
construct	ܥܘܪܠܘܬ	ܥܘܪܠܘܬ
emphatic	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܐ	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܝ	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܟ	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܟܝ	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܗ	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܗ	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܢ	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܟܘܢ	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܟܝܢ	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܗܘܢ	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܘܪܠܘܬܗܝܢ	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