ܥܠܘܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕɛlwɑ(ʔ)], [ʕalwɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕɛlwe(ʔ)], [ʕalwe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܠܘܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܠܘܐ)

1. bag, skin, leathern bottle
2. bellows
3. spirit of the dead

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܠܘܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܠܘ		1st person	ܥܠܘܝ		ܥܠܘܢ
	construct	ܥܠܘ		2nd person	ܥܠܘܟ	ܥܠܘܟܝ	ܥܠܘܟܘܢ	ܥܠܘܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܠܘܐ		3rd person	ܥܠܘܗ	ܥܠܘܗ	ܥܠܘܗܘܢ	ܥܠܘܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܠܘܝܢ		1st person	ܥܠܘܝ		ܥܠܘܝܢ
	construct	ܥܠܘܝ		2nd person	ܥܠܘܝܟ	ܥܠܘܝܟܝ	ܥܠܘܝܟܘܢ	ܥܠܘܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܠܘܐ		3rd person	ܥܠܘܘܗܝ	ܥܠܘܝܗ	ܥܠܘܝܗܘܢ	ܥܠܘܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܥ-ܠ-ܐ (ʿ-l-ʾ) related to raising up.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə)lɑwɑ(ʔ)], [ʕɛllɑwɑ(ʔ)], [ʕɛlwɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə)lɑwe(ʔ)], [ʕɛllɑwe(ʔ)], [ʕɛlwe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܠܘܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܠܘܐ)

1. waking up, awakening, lucidity, waking life

Usage notes

This word is often used in the plural.

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܠܘܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܠܘ		1st person	ܥܠܘܝ		ܥܠܘܢ
	construct	ܥܠܘ		2nd person	ܥܠܘܟ	ܥܠܘܟܝ	ܥܠܘܟܘܢ	ܥܠܘܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܠܘܐ		3rd person	ܥܠܘܗ	ܥܠܘܗ	ܥܠܘܗܘܢ	ܥܠܘܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܠܘܝܢ		1st person	ܥܠܘܝ		ܥܠܘܝܢ
	construct	ܥܠܘܝ		2nd person	ܥܠܘܝܟ	ܥܠܘܝܟܝ	ܥܠܘܝܟܘܢ	ܥܠܘܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܠܘܐ		3rd person	ܥܠܘܘܗܝ	ܥܠܘܝܗ	ܥܠܘܝܗܘܢ	ܥܠܘܝܗܝܢ

Antonyms

• ܚܠܡܐ

References

• “ˁlwˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-21
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 253a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 414a
• 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. 1100a