ܬܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܬ ܠ ܠ (t l l)
2 terms

ܬܠܐ ܒܩܠܥܐ ܕܐܪܒܝܠ

ܬܠܐ ܒܒܐܪ ܫܒܥ

From Aramaic תֵּלָא (tellā), from Akkadian 𒇯 (tillu [DU₆]); compare Arabic تَلّ (tall) and Hebrew תֵּל (tél).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tɪl.lɑː]

Noun

ܬܸܠܵܐ • (tillā) m sg (plural ܬܸܠܹ̈ܐ (tillē) or ܬܸܠܵܠܹ̈ܐ (tillālē))

1. hill, mound

   Synonym: ܪܘܼܡܬܵܐ (rumtā)

2. (archaeology) tell, man-made hill covering the ruins and remains of an ancient settlement
3. (colloquial) heap, pile
4. (figuratively) large amount
5. (sewing, in the plural) needlework in a relief

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܸܠܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܸܠܝܼ (tilī)		ܬܸܠܲܢ (tillan)
	construct	ܬܸܠ (til)		2nd person	ܬܸܠܘܼܟ݂ (tilūḵ)	ܬܸܠܵܟ݂ܝ (tillāḵ)	ܬܸܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tillāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܸܠܵܐ (tillā)		3rd person	ܬܸܠܹܗ (tillēh)	ܬܸܠܵܗ̇ (tillāh)	ܬܸܠܗܘܿܢ (tilhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܸܠܝܼ̈ (tilī)		ܬܸܠܲܢ̈ (tillan)
	construct	ܬܸܠܲܝ̈ (tillay)		2nd person	ܬܸܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tilūḵ)	ܬܸܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tillāḵ)	ܬܸܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tillāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܸܠܹ̈ܐ (tillē)		3rd person	ܬܸܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tilūh)	ܬܸܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tillōh)	ܬܸܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tilhōn)

Derived terms

• ܬܸܠ ܐܲܒܝܼܒ݂ (til abīḇ, “Tel Aviv”)
• ܬܸܠ ܟܹܐܦܹ̈ܐ (til kēpē, “Tel Keppe”)
• ܬܸܠܘܿܠܬܵܐ (tilōltā, “earthwork, embankment”)
• ܬܸܠܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (tilōnīṯā, “little hill”)
• ܬܸܠܵܐ ܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ (tillā zqīpā, “Tesqopa”)

Etymology 2

Root
ܬ ܠ ܐ (t l ˀ)
4 terms

From Aramaic תְּלָא (təlā); cognate of Hebrew תָּלָה (talá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tɑːleː]

Verb

ܬܵܠܹܐ • (tālē)

1. (transitive) to hang, hang up, suspend

   ܬܠܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܒ݂ܠܵܐ. ― tlē lī mussāyā ˁal ḥaḇlā. ― I hung up the washing on the line.

   ܬܠܹܝܡܘܼܢ ܟܘܿܬܝܼ̈ܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܢܸܒ݂ܪܵܐ. ― tlēmūn kōtīnyāṯā ˁal niḇrā. ― Hang up your coats on the hook.

2. (transitive, law) to hang, execute a person by hanging

   ܩܵܛܘܿܠܹ̈ܐ ܬܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܣܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܢܗܘܿܢ ܣܲܓܝܼܐܹ̈ܐ. ― qāṭōlē tilyē ìwā min bār surḥānhōn sagīˀē. ― The murderes were hanged after their numerous crimes.

3. (intransitive) to dangle, to be hung, remain suspended

   ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܬܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܬܲܛܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ. ― šrāḡāṯā tilyē ìnā min taṭlīṯā. ― The lights are hanging from the ceiling.

   ܨܘܼܪܬܵܐ ܬܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܥܲܠ ܓܘܼܕܵܐ ܒܟ̰ܗܵܪܟ̰ܘܼܒ݂ܵܐ ܫܲܦܝܼܪܵܐ. ― ṣurtā tlīṯā ìlāh ˁal guddā b-čhārčūḇā šapīrā. ― The painting is hung on the wall with a beautiful frame.

4. (intransitive) to rely, depend [with ܥܲܠ (ˁal) ‘on’ or ܒ- (b-) ‘to’](clarification of this definition is needed)

   ܦܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܬܵܠܹܐ ܥܲܠ ܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܐ. ― punnāyā kē tālē ˁal šūˀālā. ― The answer depends on the question.

   ܠܹܐ ܬܵܠܲܚ ܥܲܠ ܐܵܦ ܚܲܕ݇. ― lē tālaḥ ˁal āp ḥa. ― We don't depend on anyone.

   ܣܲܪܓܘܿܢ ܘܐܲܚܘܼܗܝ ܟܹܐ ܬܵܠܝܼ ܥܲܠ ܐܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ. ― sargōn w-aḥūh kē tālī ˁal iḥḏāḏē. ― Sargon and his brother depend on each other.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܬܵܠܹܐ

gerund	ܬܠܵܝܵܐ (tlāyā)
verbal noun	ܬܠܵܝܵܐ (tlāyā)
		singular				plural
passive participle	m	ܬܸܠܝܵܐ (tilyā)				ܬܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ (tilyē)
	f	ܬܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (tlīṯā)
agent noun	m	ܬܵܠܘܿܝܵܐ (tālōyā)				ܬܵܠܘܿܝܹ̈ܐ (tālōyē)
	f	ܬܵܠܘܿܝܬܵܐ (tālōytā)				ܬܵܠܘܿܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tālōyāṯā)
instance noun		ܬܠܵܝܬܵܐ (tlāytā)				ܬ̈ܠܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāyāṯā)
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܬܠܹܐ ܠܝܼ (tlē lī)	ܬܠܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (tlē lūḵ)	ܬܠܹܐ ܠܹܗ (tlē lēh)	ܬܠܹܐ ܠܲܢ (tlē lan)	ܬܠܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tlē lāwḵōn)	ܬܠܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (tlē lhōn)
	f		ܬܠܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (tlē lāḵ)	ܬܠܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (tlē lāh)
non-past	m	ܬܵܠܹܝܢ (tālēn)	ܬܵܠܹܝܬ (tālēt)	ܬܵܠܹܐ (tālē)	ܬܵܠܹܝܚ (tālēḥ)	ܬܵܠܹܝܬܘܿܢ (tālētōn)	ܬܵܠܝܼ (tālī)
	f	ܬܵܠܝܵܢ (tālyān)	ܬܵܠܝܵܬܝ (tālyāt)	ܬܵܠܝܵܐ (tālyā)
imperative	m		ܬܠܝܼ (tlī)			ܬܠܲܘ (tlaw)
	f		ܬܠܲܝ (tlay)
passive past	m	ܬܠܹܝܢ (tlēn)	ܬܠܹܝܬ (tlēt)	ܬܠܹܐ (tlē)	ܬܠܹܝܚ (tlēḥ)	ܬܠܹܝܬܘܿܢ (tlētōn)	ܬܠܲܝ (tlay)
	f	ܬܸܠܝܲܢ (tilyan)	ܬܸܠܝܲܬܝ (tilyat)	ܬܸܠܝܵܐ (tilyā)

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Synonyms

• (hang): ܡܥܲܠܸܩ (mˁalliq), ܡܬܲܢܕܸܠ (mtandil)
• (execute): ܫܵܢܹܩ (šānēq), ܡܲܚܢܸܩ (maḥniq)
• (depend): ܗܵܘܹܐ ܫܲܪܛܵܝܵܐ (hāwē šarṭāyā)

Derived terms

• ܡܬܲܠܬܹܐ (mtaltē)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• (rare) ܬܐܠܐ
• ܬܠܠܐ

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒇯 (tillu [DU₆]). Compare Arabic تَلّ (tall) and Hebrew תֵּל (tēl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɛllɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tɛlle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܠܐ)

1. hill
2. tell, mound, pile, earthwork, embankment
3. ruins
4. (figuratively) large amount
5. (sewing, in the plural) needlework in a relief

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܠ		1st person	ܬܠܝ		ܬܠܢ
	construct	ܬܠ		2nd person	ܬܠܟ	ܬܠܟܝ	ܬܠܟܘܢ	ܬܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܠܐ		3rd person	ܬܠܗ	ܬܠܗ	ܬܠܗܘܢ	ܬܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܠܝܢ		1st person	ܬܠܝ		ܬܠܝܢ
	construct	ܬܠܝ		2nd person	ܬܠܝܟ	ܬܠܝܟܝ	ܬܠܝܟܘܢ	ܬܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܠܐ		3rd person	ܬܠܘܗܝ	ܬܠܝܗ	ܬܠܝܗܘܢ	ܬܠܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܬܠܐ • (transliteration needed) f

1. Tela, a city west of Nisibis

References

• “tl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-08-01
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 392a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 613a
• 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. 1646b