ܬܠܝܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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From the root ܬ-ܠ-ܐ (t-l-ʾ) related to suspending. Compare Hebrew תְּלִי (təlî).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [t(ə)lɑjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [t(ə)lɑje(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܬܠܝܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܬܠܝܐ)

  1. hanging, suspension
  2. hook, loop, noose
  3. pedicle
Inflection
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Etymology 2

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From the root ܬ-ܠ-ܐ (t-l-ʾ) related to suspending. Compare Hebrew תָּלוּי (tālûy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [taljɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [t(ə)lajjɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

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ܬܠܝܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܬܠܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܠܝܬܐ)

  1. hung, suspended
Inflection
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Irregular masculine singular absolute and construct forms ending in Aleph rather than Yodh.

Etymology 3

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From ܬܠܐ (Tellāʾ, Tela) + the adjectival suffix ܝܐ- (-āyāʾ).

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tɛllɑjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tɛllɑje(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

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ܬܠܝܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܬܠܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܠܝܬܐ)

  1. of the city of Tela
Inflection
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References

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  • tly”, 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. 392a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 613b
  • 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. 1648b