ܬܪܡܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܪ ܡ ܠ (r m l)
1 term

ܬܪܡܠܐ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac; compare Hebrew תַּרְמִיל (tarmíl, “satchel, backpack”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tarmɑːlɑː]

Noun

ܬܲܪܡܵܠܵܐ • (tarmālā) f sg (plural ܬܲܪ̈ܡܵܠܹܐ (tarmālē))

1. wallet, purse

   Synonym: ܓ̰ܸܙܕܵܢܵܐ (jizdānā)

   ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܓܢܝܼܒ݂ ܠܹܗ ܟܠܹܗ ܟܸܣܦܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܓܵܘ ܬܲܪܡܵܠܵܐ ܕܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ.

   gannāḇā gnīḇ lēh kullēh kispā min gāw tarmālā d-sāḇā.

   The thief stole all the money from inside the old man’s wallet.

2. (business, finance, politics) portfolio

   ܒܢܝܼ ܬܲܪܡܵܠܘܼܟ݂ ܥܲܡ ܬܲܦܢܟ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ ܘܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂.

   bnī tarmālūḵ ˁam tapnḵūḵ w-pulḥānūḵ.

   Build your portfolio with your designs and works.

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܲܪܡܵܠܵܐ (tarmālā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܲܪܡܵܠܝܼ (tarmālī)		ܬܲܪܡܵܠܲܢ (tarmālan)
	construct	ܬܲܪܡܵܠ (tarmāl)	2nd person	ܬܲܪܡܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (tarmālūḵ)	ܬܲܪܡܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (tarmālāḵ)	ܬܲܪܡܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tarmālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܪܡܵܠܵܐ (tarmālā)	3rd person	ܬܲܪܡܵܠܹܗ (tarmālēh)	ܬܲܪܡܵܠܵܗ̇ (tarmālāh)	ܬܲܪܡܵܠܗܘܿܢ (tarmālhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܲܪ̈ܡܵܠܝܼ (tarmālī)		ܬܲܪ̈ܡܵܠܲܢ (tarmālan)
	construct	ܬܲܪ̈ܡܵܠܲܝ (tarmālay)	2nd person	ܬܲܪ̈ܡܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (tarmālūḵ)	ܬܲܪ̈ܡܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (tarmālāḵ)	ܬܲܪ̈ܡܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tarmālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܪ̈ܡܵܠܹܐ (tarmālē)	3rd person	ܬܲܪ̈ܡܵܠܘܼܗܝ (tarmālūh)	ܬܲܪ̈ܡܵܠܘܿܗ̇ (tarmālōh)	ܬܲܪ̈ܡܵܠܗܘܿܢ (tarmālhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܪ-ܡ-ܠ (r-m-l).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tarmɑlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tarmɑle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܪܡܠܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܬܪܡܠܐ)

1. wallet
2. scrip, bag, haversack, case

Inflection

    inflection of ܬܪܡܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܪܡܠ	ܬܪܡܠܝܢ
construct	ܬܪܡܠ	ܬܪܡܠܝ
emphatic	ܬܪܡܠܐ	ܬܪܡܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܪܡܠܝ	ܬܪܡܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܪܡܠܟ	ܬܪܡܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܪܡܠܟܝ	ܬܪܡܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܪܡܠܗ	ܬܪܡܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܪܡܠܗ	ܬܪܡܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܪܡܠܢ	ܬܪܡܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܪܡܠܟܘܢ	ܬܪܡܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܪܡܠܟܝܢ	ܬܪܡܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܪܡܠܗܘܢ	ܬܪܡܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܪܡܠܗܝܢ	ܬܪܡܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “trml”, 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. 397b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 621a
• 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. 1669a