ܥܠܘܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܠ ܠ (ˁ l l)
11 terms

ܥܠܘܠܐ

Agent noun of the verb ܥܵܐܹܠ (ˁāˀēl, “to go in, enter”), irregularly not denoting an agent.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕɑːloːlɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔɑluːlɑː]

Noun

ܥܵܠܘܿܠܵܐ • (ˁālōlā) m (plural ܥܵܠܘܿܠܹ̈ܐ (ˁālōlē))

1. street (road in a village or town usually with sidewalks, pavements and buildings)

   ܙܵܗܪܹܬ ܒܥܵܠܘܿܠܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܪ̈ܲܕܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܡܘܼܟܠܝܹ̈ܐ. ― zāhrēt b-ˁālōlā ˁal raddāyāṯā muklyē. ― Watch out in the street for parked cars.

   ܙܹܠ݇ ܒܥܵܠܘܿܠܵܐ ܗܲܠ ܚܵܙܹܝܬ ܠܹܗ ܠܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ. ― zē b-ˁālōlā hal ḥāzēt lēh l-yamīnā. ― Go down the street until you see it on the right.

   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Job 31:32:

     ܒܥܵܠܘܿܠܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ، ܬܲܪܥܝܼ ܠܐܘܼܪܚܵܝܵܐ ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚ ܠܹܗ.

     b-ˁālōlā lā pīš lēh b-laylē nuḵrāyā, tarˁī l-urḥāyā pṯīḥ lēh.

     but no stranger had to spend the night in the street, for my door was always open to the traveler.

   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Matthew 6:5:

     ܘܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܡܨܲܠܹܝܬ ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ، ܠܵܐ ܗܵܘܹܝܬ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܡܲܫܦܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ، ܗܸܢܘܿܢ ܕܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܝܼ ܟܵܠܝܼ ܠܨܲܠܘܼܝܹܐ ܒܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܘܒܩܘܼܪ̈ܢܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܕܥܵܠܘܿܠܹ̈ܐ، ܕܦܵܝܫܝܼ ܚܸܙܝܹ̈ܐ ܒܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ. ܬܪܘܼܨܵܐ ܒܹܐ݇ܡܵܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܐܸܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ، ܕܗܸܢܘܿܢ ܡܩܘܼܒܸܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܦܘܼܪܥܵܢܗܘܿܢ.

     w-īman d-mṣallēt ṣlōṯā, lā hāwēt ayḵ mašprānē, hinōn d-kē maḥḥibī kālī l-ṣalūyē b-knušyāṯē w-b-qurnyāṯē d-ˁālōlē, d-pāyšī ḥizyē b-nāšē. trūṣā bēmārā ìwen illāwḵōn, d-hinnōn mqūbil lhōn purˁānhōn.

     And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.

   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Revelation 21:21:

     ܗܵܢܘܿܢ ܬܪܸܥܣܲܪ ܬܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܨܹܐ ܬܲܪܬܲܥܸܣܪܹܐ ܡܲܪ̈ܓܵܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ. ܟܠ ܬܲܪܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ ܦܝܼܫܵܐ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܕ݂ܵܐ ܡܲܪܓܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ. ܘܥܵܠܘܿܠܵܐ ܕܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ ܨܸܦܝܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ، ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܫܲܦ̮ܩܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ

     hānōn triˁsar tarḇāṣē tartaˁisrē margānyāṯā ìnā. kul tarḇāṣā pīšā ˁḇīḏā min ḥḏā margānīṯā. w-ˁālōlā d-mḏītā min dahḇā ṣipyā ìwā, ayḵ zḡōḡīṯā šafqānīṯā

     The twelve gates were twelve pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

Usage notes

• In its general usage, this word specifically means a paved road within a settlement (generally city or town), while ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ (urḥā) or ܫܒ݂ܝܼܠܵܐ (šḇīlā) is a route between two settlements.
  • The word ܫܩܵܩܵܐ (šqāqā) is a narrow street or passageway.
  • The word ܩܵܛܘܿܢܵܐ (qāṭōnā) is a wide street often lined with trees or streetlights.
  • The word ܐܸܣܛܪܵܛܵܐ (isṭrāṭā) is a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare.

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܵܠܘܿܠܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܵܠܘܿܠܝܼ (ˁālōlī)		ܥܵܠܘܿܠܲܢ (ˁālōlan)
	construct	ܥܵܠܘܿܠ (ˁālōl)		2nd person	ܥܵܠܘܿܠܘܼܟ݂ (ˁālōlūḵ)	ܥܵܠܘܿܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁālōlāḵ)	ܥܵܠܘܿܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁālōlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܵܠܘܿܠܵܐ (ˁālōlā)		3rd person	ܥܵܠܘܿܠܹܗ (ˁālōlēh)	ܥܵܠܘܿܠܵܗ̇ (ˁālōlāh)	ܥܵܠܘܿܠܗܘܿܢ (ˁālōlhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܵܠܘܿܠܝܼ̈ (ˁālōlī)		ܥܵܠܘܿܠܲܢ̈ (ˁālōlan)
	construct	ܥܵܠܘܿܠܲܝ̈ (ˁālōlay)		2nd person	ܥܵܠܘܿܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁālōlūḵ)	ܥܵܠܘܿܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁālōlāḵ)	ܥܵܠܘܿܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁālōlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܵܠܘܿܠܹ̈ܐ (ˁālōlē)		3rd person	ܥܵܠܘܿܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁālōlūh)	ܥܵܠܘܿܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁālōlōh)	ܥܵܠܘܿܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ˁālōlhōn)

Derived terms

• ܥܵܠܘܿܠܬܵܐ (ˁālōltā, “alley”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܥ ܠ ܠ related to entering.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕɑlolɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕɑlole(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܥܠܘܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܠܘܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܥܠܘܠܬܐ)

1. brought in, introduced, foreign, adventitious
2. accidental
3. (grammar) added, adopted

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܠܘܠܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܥܠܘܠ	ܥܠܘܠܐ	ܥܠܘܠܝܢ	ܥܠܘܠܢ
construct	ܥܠܘܠ	ܥܠܘܠܬ	ܥܠܘܠܝ	ܥܠܘܠܬ
emphatic	ܥܠܘܠܐ	ܥܠܘܠܬܐ	ܥܠܘܠܐ	ܥܠܘܠܬܐ

Noun

ܥܠܘܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܠܘܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܥܠܘܠܬܐ)

1. enterer
2. intruder

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܠܘܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܠܘܠ		1st person	ܥܠܘܠܝ		ܥܠܘܠܢ
	construct	ܥܠܘܠ		2nd person	ܥܠܘܠܟ	ܥܠܘܠܟܝ	ܥܠܘܠܟܘܢ	ܥܠܘܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܠܘܠܐ		3rd person	ܥܠܘܠܗ	ܥܠܘܠܗ	ܥܠܘܠܗܘܢ	ܥܠܘܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܠܘܠܝܢ		1st person	ܥܠܘܠܝ		ܥܠܘܠܝܢ
	construct	ܥܠܘܠܝ		2nd person	ܥܠܘܠܝܟ	ܥܠܘܠܝܟܝ	ܥܠܘܠܝܟܘܢ	ܥܠܘܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܠܘܠܐ		3rd person	ܥܠܘܠܘܗܝ	ܥܠܘܠܝܗ	ܥܠܘܠܝܗܘܢ	ܥܠܘܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˁlwl”, 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. 252a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 414b
• 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. 1100b