ܬܠܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܬ ܠ ܐ (t l ˀ)
4 terms

Verbal noun of ܬܵܠܹܐ (tālē, “to hang, suspend”); compare Hebrew תְּלִי (t'lí).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [təlɑːjɑː]

Noun

ܬܠܵܝܵܐ • (tlāyā) m (plural ܬܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ (tlāyē))

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

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܠܵܝܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܠܵܝܝܼ (tlāyī)		ܬܠܵܝܲܢ (tlāyan)
	construct	ܬܠܵܝ (tlāy)		2nd person	ܬܠܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (tlāyūḵ)	ܬܠܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (tlāyāḵ)	ܬܠܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tlāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܠܵܝܵܐ (tlāyā)		3rd person	ܬܠܵܝܹܗ (tlāyēh)	ܬܠܵܝܵܗ̇ (tlāyāh)	ܬܠܵܝܗܘܿܢ (tlāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܠܵܝܝܼ̈ (tlāyī)		ܬܠܵܝܲܢ̈ (tlāyan)
	construct	ܬܠܵܝܲܝ̈ (tlāyay)		2nd person	ܬܠܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tlāyūḵ)	ܬܠܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tlāyāḵ)	ܬܠܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tlāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ (tlāyē)		3rd person	ܬܠܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tlāyūh)	ܬܠܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tlāyōh)	ܬܠܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tlāyhōn)

Etymology 2

Root
ܬ ܠ ܐ (t l ˀ)
4 terms

Verbal noun of ܬܵܠܹܐ (tālē, “to hang, suspend”); compare Hebrew תָּלוּי (talúi).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tɪl.jɑ

Adjective

ܬܸܠܝܵܐ • (tilyā) (feminine ܬܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (tlīṯā), plural ܬܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ (tilyē))

1. hanging, suspended, hung

   ܠܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܫܹܐ ܬܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ ܥܲܠ ܬܵܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ― lḇūšē tilyē ˁal tālīṯā ― clothes hanging on a clothes hanger

   ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܬܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ ܥܲܠ ܓܘܼܕܵܐ ― ṣurrāṯā tilyē ˁal guddā ― pictures hanging on the wall

2. hanged

   ܡܣܲܪܚܢܵܢܵܐ ܬܸܠܝܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ ― msarḥnānā tilyā ˁal ṣlīḇā ― criminal hanged on a cross

3. (figuratively) dependent, contingent, depending on something

   ܬܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ ܥܲܠ ܡܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܬ ― tilyē ˁal mā kē bāˁēt ― It is dependent on what you want.

   ܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܬܸܠܝܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܡܲܠܦܵܢܵܐ. ― īwā tilyā ˁal malpānā. ― It was up to the teacher.

4. (grammar) subjunctive

Derived terms

• ܓܸܫܪܵܐ ܬܸܠܝܵܐ (gišrā tilyā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܬܠܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܠܝܐ)

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

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܠܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܠܝ		1st person	ܬܠܝܝ		ܬܠܝܢ
	construct	ܬܠܝ		2nd person	ܬܠܝܟ	ܬܠܝܟܝ	ܬܠܝܟܘܢ	ܬܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܠܝܐ		3rd person	ܬܠܝܗ	ܬܠܝܗ	ܬܠܝܗܘܢ	ܬܠܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܠܝܝܢ		1st person	ܬܠܝܝ		ܬܠܝܝܢ
	construct	ܬܠܝܝ		2nd person	ܬܠܝܝܟ	ܬܠܝܝܟܝ	ܬܠܝܝܟܘܢ	ܬܠܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܠܝܐ		3rd person	ܬܠܝܘܗܝ	ܬܠܝܝܗ	ܬܠܝܝܗܘܢ	ܬܠܝܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

ܬܠܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܠܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܠܝܬܐ)

1. hung, suspended

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܠܝܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܬܠܐ	ܬܠܝܐ	ܬܠܝܢ	ܬܠܝܢ
construct	ܬܠܐ	ܬܠܝܬ	ܬܠܝܝ	ܬܠܝܬ
emphatic	ܬܠܝܐ	ܬܠܬܐ	ܬܠܝܐ	ܬܠܝܬܐ

Etymology 3

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

Alternative forms

• ܬܐܠܝܐ

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

ܬܠܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܠܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܠܝܬܐ)

1. of the city of Tela

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܠܝܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܬܠܝ	ܬܠܝܐ	ܬܠܝܝܢ	ܬܠܝܢ
construct	ܬܠܝ	ܬܠܝܬ	ܬܠܝܝ	ܬܠܝܬ
emphatic	ܬܠܝܐ	ܬܠܝܬܐ	ܬܠܝܐ	ܬܠܝܬܐ

References

• “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