ܥܠܝܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܥ ܠ ܐ related to raising up. Compare Arabic عِلِّيَّة (ʕilliyya) and Hebrew עֲלִיָּה (ʿălîyâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕɛlliθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕɛljɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܥܠܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܥܠܝܬܐ)

1. (architecture) upper floor, chamber, room
2. (architecture, military) battlement, merlon
3. pinnacle

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܠܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܠܝ		1st person	ܥܠܝܬܝ		ܥܠܝܬܢ
	construct	ܥܠܝܬ		2nd person	ܥܠܝܬܟ	ܥܠܝܬܟܝ	ܥܠܝܬܟܘܢ	ܥܠܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܠܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܥܠܝܬܗ	ܥܠܝܬܗ	ܥܠܝܬܗܘܢ	ܥܠܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܠܝܢ		1st person	ܥܠܝܬܝ		ܥܠܝܬܢ
	construct	ܥܠܝܬ		2nd person	ܥܠܝܬܟ	ܥܠܝܬܟܝ	ܥܠܝܬܟܘܢ	ܥܠܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܠܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܥܠܝܬܗ	ܥܠܝܬܗ	ܥܠܝܬܗܘܢ	ܥܠܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܥ ܠ ܐ related to raising up.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕɛllɑjtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕɛllɑjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܥܠܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܥܠܝܬܐ)

1. rising, elevation, promotion
2. upper part
3. (anatomy) thigh
4. (logic) premise

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܠܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܠܝܐ		1st person	ܥܠܝܬܝ		ܥܠܝܬܢ
	construct	ܥܠܝܬ		2nd person	ܥܠܝܬܟ	ܥܠܝܬܟܝ	ܥܠܝܬܟܘܢ	ܥܠܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܠܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܥܠܝܬܗ	ܥܠܝܬܗ	ܥܠܝܬܗܘܢ	ܥܠܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܠܝܢ		1st person	ܥܠܝܬܢ		ܥܠܝܬܢ
	construct	ܥܠܝܬ		2nd person	ܥܠܝܬܟ	ܥܠܝܬܟܝ	ܥܠܝܬܟܘܢ	ܥܠܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܠܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܥܠܝܬܗ	ܥܠܝܬܗ	ܥܠܝܬܗܘܢ	ܥܠܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “ˁly”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ˁlyh”, 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, page 254a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 415a
• 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, pages 1102b–1103a