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

	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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܪܡܠ		1st person	ܬܪܡܠܝ		ܬܪܡܠܢ
	construct	ܬܪܡܠ		2nd person	ܬܪܡܠܟ	ܬܪܡܠܟܝ	ܬܪܡܠܟܘܢ	ܬܪܡܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܪܡܠܐ		3rd person	ܬܪܡܠܗ	ܬܪܡܠܗ	ܬܪܡܠܗܘܢ	ܬܪܡܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܪܡܠܝܢ		1st person	ܬܪܡܠܝ		ܬܪܡܠܝܢ
	construct	ܬܪܡܠܝ		2nd person	ܬܪܡܠܝܟ	ܬܪܡܠܝܟܝ	ܬܪܡܠܝܟܘܢ	ܬܪܡܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܪܡܠܐ		3rd person	ܬܪܡܠܘܗܝ	ܬܪܡܠܝܗ	ܬܪܡܠܝܗܘܢ	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