ܥܠܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܠ ܐ (ˁ l ˀ)
7 terms

From Aramaic עֵלָא (ʿēlla, “position that is above”, a defective noun) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕɪllaːjaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʕlaːja]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [laːja]

Adjective

ܥܸܠܵܝܵܐ • (ˁillāyā) (feminine ܥܸܠܵܝܬܵܐ (ˁillāytā), plural ܥܸܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ˁillāyē))

1. upper, uppermost

   ܩܝܼܡܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܡܸܕ݂ܝܵܪܵܐ ܥܸܠܵܝܵܐ

   qīmā ˁal miḏyārā ˁillāyā

   Standing on the upper level

2. advanced, superior

   ܕܘܼܪ̈ܵܫܘܼܗܝ ܥܸܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܒܸܬ ܟܵܬ݂ܪܝܼ ܒܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܕܐܵܬ݂ܝܵܐ.

   dūrāšūh ˁillāyē bit kāṯrī b-šēttā d-āṯyā.

   His advanced studies will continue next year.

3. higher, maximum

   ܣܵܟ݂ܵܐ ܕܣܘܼܪܗܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܥܸܠܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܐܸܫܬܝܼܢ ܟܝܼܠܘܿܡܝܼܛܪܹ̈ܐ ܓܲܘ ܫܵܥܬ݂ܵܐ.

   sāḵā d-surhāḇā ˁillāyā ìlēh ištīn kīlōmīṭrē gaw šāˁṯā.

   The maximum speed limit is sixty kilometers per hour.

4. (in places names) upper

   ܛܝܵܪܹ̈ܐ ܥܸܠܵܝܬܵܐ ― ṭyārē ˁillāytā ― Upper Tyari

   ܓܠܝܼܠܵܐ ܥܸܠܵܝܬܵܐ ― glīlā ˁillāytā ― Upper Galilee

5. superlative degree of ܪܵܡܵܐ (rāmā); tallest, highest

   Synonym: ܛܵܒ݂ ܪܵܡܵܐ (ṭāḇ rāmā)

Antonyms

• ܬܲܚܬܵܝܵܐ (taḥtāyā)

Derived terms

• ܒܵܩܵܐ ܥܸܠܵܝܵܐ (bāqā ˁillāyā, “multi-drug resistant bacteria”, literally “super gnat”)
• ܓܒ݂ܝܼܢܵܐ ܥܸܠܵܝܵܐ (gḇīnā ˁillāyā, “the upper eyelid”)
• ܕܘܼܪ̈ܵܫܹܐ ܥܸܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ (dūrāšē ˁillāyē, “advanced studies”)
• ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܥܸܠܵܝܵܐ (mawtḇā ˁillāyā, “parliament, the Supreme Council”)
• ܢܲܘܕܵܐ ܥܸܠܵܝܵܐ (nawdā ˁillāyā, “high frequency”)
• ܥܸܠܵܝܹܗ ܬܲܚܬܵܝܹܗ (ˁillāyēh taḥtāyēh, “upside-down”)

Related terms

• ܠܥܸܠ (lˁil, “above, up”)
• ܥܲܠ (ˁal, “on”)
• ܥܠܘܿܝܵܐ (ˁlōyā)

Proper noun

ܥܸܠܵܝܵܐ • (ˁillāyā) m

1. Supreme, Most High (a title for God)

Noun

ܥܸܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ • (ˁillāyē) m pl (plural only)

1. highest part, top

   Synonym: ܪܹܝܫܵܐ (rēšā)

   ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܕܒܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ.

   npīl lēh min ˁillāyē d-binyānā.

   He fell from the highest point of the building.

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܸܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ

number	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
plural	absolute	–		1st person			ܥܸܠܵܝܲܢ̈ (ˁillāyan)
	construct	ܥܸܠܵܝܲܝ̈ (ˁillāyay)		2nd person	ܥܸܠܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁillāyūḵ)	ܥܸܠܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁillāyāḵ)	ܥܸܠܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁillāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܸܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ˁillāyē)		3rd person	ܥܸܠܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁillāyūh)	ܥܸܠܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁillāyōh)	ܥܸܠܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ˁillāyhōn)