ܦܠܓܐ ܕܠܝܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pal.ɡɑ‿d.leːleː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [pal.d͡ʒɑ‿d.leːleː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [pal.ɡɪd‿leːleː]

Noun

ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ • (palgā d-laylē) m

1. (uncountable) midnight

   ܕܥܝܼܪ ܠܝܼ ܠܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܘܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ.

   dˁīr lī lbaytā wpalgā d-laylē ìwā.

   I returned home and it was midnight.

Usage notes

• In most contexts today, this term refers to 00:00. In traditional contexts, this term means literally the middle of the night, i.e. exactly 12 hours after the astronomical midday.

Antonyms

• ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (ṭahrā, “midday, noon”)

Coordinate terms

times of day: ܥܸܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܵܘܡܵܐ (ˁiddānē d-yāwmā)edit

• ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܐ (nuḡhā)
• ܕܸܢܚܵܐ (dinḥā)
• ܨܲܦܪܵܐ (ṣaprā)
• ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (īmāmā)
• ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (ṭahrā)
• ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁrāḇā)
• ܢܘܼܨܦܵܐ (nuṣpā)
• ܪܲܡܫܵܐ (ramšā)
• ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (laylē)
• ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ (palgā d-laylē)