ܥܠܝܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܠ ܡ (ˁ l m)
5 terms

Compare Arabic غُلَيِّم (ḡulayyim) and Hebrew עֶלֶם (élem).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕlaj.mɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔa.leːmɑː]

Adjective

ܥܠܲܝܡܵܐ • (ˁlaymā) (feminine ܥܠܲܝܡܬܵܐ (ˁlaymtā), plural ܥܠܲܝܡܹ̈ܐ (ˁlaymē))

1. young, youthful, juvenile

Noun

ܥܠܲܝܡܵܐ • (ˁlaymā) m (plural ܥܠܲܝܡܹ̈ܐ (ˁlaymē), feminine ܥܠܲܝܡܬܵܐ (ˁlaymtā))

1. boy, lad, adolescent, young man, teenager
2. (in the plural, collectively) the young, youth

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܠܲܝܡܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܠܲܝܡܝܼ (ˁlaymī)		ܥܠܲܝܡܲܢ (ˁlayman)
	construct	ܥܠܲܝܡ (ˁlaym)		2nd person	ܥܠܲܝܡܘܼܟ݂ (ˁlaymūḵ)	ܥܠܲܝܡܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁlaymāḵ)	ܥܠܲܝܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁlaymāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܠܲܝܡܵܐ (ˁlaymā)		3rd person	ܥܠܲܝܡܹܗ (ˁlaymēh)	ܥܠܲܝܡܵܗ̇ (ˁlaymāh)	ܥܠܲܝܡܗܘܿܢ (ˁlaymhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܝܼ (ˁlaymī)		ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܲܢ (ˁlayman)
	construct	ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܲܝ (ˁlaymay)		2nd person	ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܘܼܟ݂ (ˁlaymūḵ)	ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁlaymāḵ)	ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁlaymāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܹܐ (ˁlaymē)		3rd person	ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܘܼܗܝ (ˁlaymūh)	ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܘܿܗ̇ (ˁlaymōh)	ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܗܘܿܢ (ˁlaymhōn)

Derived terms

• ܥܠܲܝܡܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁlaymūṯā, “youth, adolescent”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܥ ܠ ܡ. Compare Arabic غُلَيِّم (ḡulayyim) and Hebrew עֶלֶם (ʿélem).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə)lajmɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə)lajme] (plural)

Adjective

ܥܠܝܡܐ • (ʿəlaymāʾ) m (plural ܥܠܝܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܥܠܝܡܬܐ)

1. young, youthful, juvenile

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܠܝܡܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܥܠܝܡ	ܥܠܝܡܐ	ܥܠܝܡܝܢ	ܥܠܝܡܢ
construct	ܥܠܝܡ	ܥܠܝܡܬ	ܥܠܝܡܝ	ܥܠܝܡܬ
emphatic	ܥܠܝܡܐ	ܥܠܝܡܬܐ	ܥܠܝܡܐ	ܥܠܝܡܬܐ

Noun

ܥܠܝܡܐ • (ʿəlaymāʾ) m (plural ܥܠܝܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܥܠܝܡܬܐ)

1. boy, lad, adolescent, young man
2. (in the plural, collectively) the young
3. adult
4. servant
5. fawn, young deer

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܠܝܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܠܝܡ		1st person	ܥܠܝܡܝ		ܥܠܝܡܢ
	construct	ܥܠܝܡ		2nd person	ܥܠܝܡܟ	ܥܠܝܡܟܝ	ܥܠܝܡܟܘܢ	ܥܠܝܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܠܝܡܐ		3rd person	ܥܠܝܡܗ	ܥܠܝܡܗ	ܥܠܝܡܗܘܢ	ܥܠܝܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܠܝܡܝܢ		1st person	ܥܠܝܡܝ		ܥܠܝܡܝܢ
	construct	ܥܠܝܡܝ		2nd person	ܥܠܝܡܝܟ	ܥܠܝܡܝܟܝ	ܥܠܝܡܝܟܘܢ	ܥܠܝܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܠܝܡܐ		3rd person	ܥܠܝܡܘܗܝ	ܥܠܝܡܝܗ	ܥܠܝܡܝܗܘܢ	ܥܠܝܡܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܥܠܝܡܘܬܐ (ʿəlaymūṯāʾ)

References

• “ˁlym”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-12-08
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 254a
• 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. 1102a-b