ܬܘܠܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāṯā)     Ordinal: ܬܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ (tlīṯāyā)     Multiplier: ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܐ (mtulṯā)     Fractional: ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܐ (tulṯā)

Root
ܬ ܠ ܬ (t l t)
10 terms

Etymology

Derived from ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāṯā, “three”); compare Akkadian 𒑚 (šalšu [ŠUŠANA]), Arabic ثُلْث (ṯulṯ), and Hebrew שְׁלִישׁ (shlísh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tul.ləθɑː]

Noun

ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܐ • (tulṯā) m sg (plural ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (tulṯē))

1. (fractional number) third (⅓)

   ܠܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ ܕܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܡܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ ܕܥܵܠܡܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܦܠܸܚܝܼ ܠܹܗ ܝܵܘܡܵܐܝܼܬ݂.

   l-qurbā d-tulṯā min ˁāmōrē d-ˁālmā kē mapliḥī lēh yāwmāˀīṯ.

   About one third of the world population uses it daily.

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܝܼ (tulṯī)		ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܲܢ (tulṯan)
	construct	ܬܘܼܠܲܬ݂ (tūlaṯ)		2nd person	ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (tulṯūḵ)	ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (tulṯāḵ)	ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tulṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܐ (tulṯā)		3rd person	ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܹܗ (tulṯēh)	ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (tulṯāh)	ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (tulṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (tulṯī)		ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (tulṯan)
	construct	ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܲܝ̈ (tulṯay)		2nd person	ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tulṯūḵ)	ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tulṯāḵ)	ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tulṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (tulṯē)		3rd person	ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tulṯūh)	ܬܘܼܠܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tulṯōh)	ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tulṯhōn)

Coordinate terms

• ܦܲܠܓܵܐ (palgā, “a half”), ܪܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܐ (ruḇˁā, “a fourth, a quarter”), ܚܘܼܡܫܵܐ (ḥumšā, “a fifth”), ܫܘܼܬܬ݂ܵܐ (šutṯā, “a sixth”), ܫܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܐ (šuḇˁā, “a seventh”), ܬܘܼܡܢܵܐ (tumnā, “an eighth”), ܬܘܼܫܥܵܐ (tušˁā, “a ninth”), ܥܘܼܣܪܵܐ (ˁusrā, “a tenth”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Derived from ܬܠܬܐ (təlāṯāʾ, “three”). Compare Akkadian 𒈬𒐈 (/⁠šulušû⁠/, “three-year-old”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tultɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tulte(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܘܠܬܐ • (transliteration needed) c (plural ܬܘܠܬܐ)

1. three-year-old

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܘܠܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܘܠܬ		1st person	ܬܘܠܬܝ		ܬܘܠܬܢ
	construct	ܬܘܠܬ		2nd person	ܬܘܠܬܟ	ܬܘܠܬܟܝ	ܬܘܠܬܟܘܢ	ܬܘܠܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܬܘܠܬܗ	ܬܘܠܬܗ	ܬܘܠܬܗܘܢ	ܬܘܠܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܘܠܬܝܢ		1st person	ܬܘܠܬܝ		ܬܘܠܬܝܢ
	construct	ܬܘܠܬܝ		2nd person	ܬܘܠܬܝܟ	ܬܘܠܬܝܟܝ	ܬܘܠܬܝܟܘܢ	ܬܘܠܬܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܬܘܠܬܘܗܝ	ܬܘܠܬܝܗ	ܬܘܠܬܝܗܘܢ	ܬܘܠܬܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Derived from ܬܠܬܐ (təlāṯāʾ, “three”). Compare Akkadian 𒑚 (šalšu [ŠUŠANA]), Arabic ثُلْث (ṯulṯ), and Hebrew שְׁלִישׁ (šəlîš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tul(lə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tul(lə)θe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܘܠܬܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܠܬܐ)

1. (fractional number) third (⅓)

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܘܠܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܘܠܬ		1st person	ܬܘܠܬܝ		ܬܘܠܬܢ
	construct	ܬܘܠܬ		2nd person	ܬܘܠܬܟ	ܬܘܠܬܟܝ	ܬܘܠܬܟܘܢ	ܬܘܠܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܬܘܠܬܗ	ܬܘܠܬܗ	ܬܘܠܬܗܘܢ	ܬܘܠܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܘܠܬܝܢ		1st person	ܬܘܠܬܝ		ܬܘܠܬܝܢ
	construct	ܬܘܠܬܝ		2nd person	ܬܘܠܬܝܟ	ܬܘܠܬܝܟܝ	ܬܘܠܬܝܟܘܢ	ܬܘܠܬܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܬܘܠܬܘܗܝ	ܬܘܠܬܝܗ	ܬܘܠܬܝܗܘܢ	ܬܘܠܬܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܬܠܝܬܝܐ

Etymology 3

Derived from ܬܠܬܐ (təlāṯāʾ, “three”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tullɑθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tullɑθe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܘܠܬܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܠܬܐ)

1. third time or repetition

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܘܠܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܘܠܬ		1st person	ܬܘܠܬܝ		ܬܘܠܬܢ
	construct	ܬܘܠܬ		2nd person	ܬܘܠܬܟ	ܬܘܠܬܟܝ	ܬܘܠܬܟܘܢ	ܬܘܠܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܬܘܠܬܗ	ܬܘܠܬܗ	ܬܘܠܬܗܘܢ	ܬܘܠܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܘܠܬܝܢ		1st person	ܬܘܠܬܝ		ܬܘܠܬܝܢ
	construct	ܬܘܠܬܝ		2nd person	ܬܘܠܬܝܟ	ܬܘܠܬܝܟܝ	ܬܘܠܬܝܟܘܢ	ܬܘܠܬܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܬܘܠܬܘܗܝ	ܬܘܠܬܝܗ	ܬܘܠܬܝܗܘܢ	ܬܘܠܬܝܗܝܢ

References

• “tlt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “twlt”, 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. 393a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 607b-608a
• 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. 1630b