ܐܠܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic numbers ^(edit)

←  100	←  900	ܐ݇. 1,000	1,000,000 (106)  →	1,000,000,000 (109)  →
		100
Cardinal: ܐܲܠܦܵܐ (alpā)     Ordinal: ܐܲܠܦܵܝܵܐ (alpāyā)

Etymology 1

Root
ܐ ܠ ܦ (ˀ l p)
3 terms

From Aramaic אַלְפָּא (ʾalpā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp-; compare Arabic أَلْف (ʔalf), Hebrew אֶלֶף ('élef), Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp) and Ugaritic 𐎀𐎍𐎔 (ảlp /⁠ʾalpu⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈʔal.pɑː]

Numeral

ܐܲܠܦܵܐ • (alpā) m or f (plural ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ (alpē) or ܐܲܠܦܵܝܹ̈ܐ (alpāyē), construct ܐܵܠܹܦ (ālēp))

1. thousand (1000)

   ܐܲܠܦܵܐ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܬܲܫܥܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ― alpā šinnē dtašˁīṯā ― a thousand years of history

   ܬܵܘܕܝܼ ܐܲܠܦܵܐ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ ― tāwdī alpā gāhē ― thank you so much (literally, “thank you a thousand times”)

Usage notes

• ܐܲܠܦܵܐ (alpā) is and behaves like a normal masculine noun, especially when used as part of larger numbers (2,000, 20,000, etc.); e.g. ܐܲܠܦܹܝܢ (alpēn)/ܬܪܹܝܢ ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ (trēn alpē, “two thousand”), ܚܲܡܫܵܐ ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ (ḥamšā alpē, “five thousand”), ܥܸܣܪܝܼܢ ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ (ˁisrīn alpē, “twenty thousand”).
• The plural form ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ (alpē) is used in numerals to form thousands, while the plural ܐܲܠܦܵܝܹ̈ܐ (alpāyē) is used for everything else; for example, ܐܲܠܦܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܕܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ― alpāyē d-nāšē ― Thousands of people.

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܠܦܵܐ (alpā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܠܦܝܼ (alpī)		ܐܲܠܦܲܢ (alpan)
	construct	ܐܲܠܦ (alp)	2nd person	ܐܲܠܦܘܼܟ݂ (alpūḵ)	ܐܲܠܦܵܟ݂ܝ (alpāḵ)	ܐܲܠܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (alpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܠܦܵܐ (alpā)	3rd person	ܐܲܠܦܹܗ (alpēh)	ܐܲܠܦܵܗ̇ (alpāh)	ܐܲܠܦܗܘܿܢ (alphōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܠܦܝܼ̈ (alpī)		ܐܲܠܦܲܢ̈ (alpan)
	construct	ܐܲܠܦܲܝ̈ (alpay)	2nd person	ܐܲܠܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (alpūḵ)	ܐܲܠܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (alpāḵ)	ܐܲܠܦܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (alpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ (alpē)	3rd person	ܐܲܠܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (alpūh)	ܐܲܠܦ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (alpōh)	ܐܲܠܦܗ̈ܘܿܢ (alphōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܲܠܦܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (alpāyūṯā, “millennium”)
• ܐܲܠܦܹܝܢ (alpēn, “two thousand”)
• ܪܲܒ ܐܲܠܦܵܐ (rab alpā, “chiliarch”)

 

Etymology 2

ܐܠܦܐ

From Aramaic אֵלְפָא (ʾelləp̄ā), from Akkadian 𒈣 (eleppum); compare also borrowed into Ancient Greek λέμβος (lémbos).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪl.pɑː]

Noun

ܐܸܠܦܵܐ • (ilpā) f sg (plural ܐܸܠܦܹ̈ܐ (ilpē))

1. boat, galley

   Synonym: ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (spītā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܸܠܦܵܐ (ilpā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܸܠܦܝܼ (ilpī)		ܐܸܠܦܲܢ (ilpan)
	construct	ܐܸܠܸܦ (illip)	2nd person	ܐܸܠܦܘܼܟ݂ (ilpūḵ)	ܐܸܠܦܵܟ݂ܝ (ilpāḵ)	ܐܸܠܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ilpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܠܦܵܐ (ilpā)	3rd person	ܐܸܠܦܹܗ (ilpēh)	ܐܸܠܦܵܗ̇ (ilpāh)	ܐܸܠܦܗܘܿܢ (ilphōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܸܠܦܝܼ̈ (ilpī)		ܐܸܠܦܲܢ̈ (ilpan)
	construct	ܐܸܠܦܲܝ̈ (ilpay)	2nd person	ܐܸܠܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ilpūḵ)	ܐܸܠܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ilpāḵ)	ܐܸܠܦܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ilpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܠܦܹ̈ܐ (ilpē)	3rd person	ܐܸܠܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ilpūh)	ܐܸܠܦ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ilpōh)	ܐܸܠܦܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ilphōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܸܠܦܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ilpōnīṯā, “small boat”)
• ܐܸܠܦܵܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ilpārūṯā, “navigation”)
• ܐܸܠܦܵܪܵܐ (ilpārā, “sailor”)

 

Proper noun

ܐܸܠܦܵܐ • (ilpā) f

1. (astronomy) Argo Navis
2. (astronomy) setting of Pleiades

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒈣 (eleppum).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛl(lə)fɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛl(lə)fe] (plural)

Noun

ܐܠܦܐ • (ʾelləp̄ā) f (plural ܐܠܦܐ (ʾelləp̄ē))

1. ship, boat, galley

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܠܦܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܠܦ	ܐܠܦܝܢ
construct	ܐܠܦ	ܐܠܦܝ
emphatic	ܐܠܦܐ	ܐܠܦܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܠܦܝ	ܐܠܦܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܠܦܟ	ܐܠܦܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܠܦܟܝ	ܐܠܦܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܠܦܗ	ܐܠܦܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܠܦܗ	ܐܠܦܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܠܦܢ	ܐܠܦܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܠܦܟܘܢ	ܐܠܦܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܠܦܟܝܢ	ܐܠܦܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܠܦܗܘܢ	ܐܠܦܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܠܦܗܝܢ	ܐܠܦܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܣܦܝܢܬܐ

Derived terms

• ܐܠܦܘܢܝܬܐ
• ܐܠܦܪܐ
• ܐܠܦܪܘܬܐ

Proper noun

ܐܠܦܐ • (transliteration needed) f

1. (astronomy) Argo Navis
2. (astronomy) setting of Pleiades

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp). Doublet of ܐܠܦ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔalpɑ], [ʔalfɑ]

Noun

ܐܠܦܐ • (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

1. alpha (Greek letter Α)

Derived terms

• ܐܠܦܐ ܒܝܛܐ
• ܡܢ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܘ

See also

• ܐܠܦ
• ܐ

Etymology 3

From Proto-Semitic *ʔalp-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔalpɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔal(ə)fe], [ʔal(ə)fajjɑ], [ʔal(ə)fɑje] (plural)

Numeral

ܐܠܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܠܦܝܐ or ܐܠܦܐ)

1. thousand

Inflection

    declension of ܐܠܦܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܠܦ	ܐܠܦܝܢ
construct	ܐܠܦ	ܐܠܦܝ
emphatic	ܐܠܦܐ	ܐܠܦܝܐ, ܐܠܦܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܠܦܝ	ܐܠܦܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܠܦܟ	ܐܠܦܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܠܦܟܝ	ܐܠܦܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܠܦܗ	ܐܠܦܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܠܦܗ	ܐܠܦܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܠܦܢ	ܐܠܦܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܠܦܟܘܢ	ܐܠܦܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܠܦܟܝܢ	ܐܠܦܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܠܦܗܘܢ	ܐܠܦܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܠܦܗܝܢ	ܐܠܦܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀlp”, 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, pages 10b-11a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 18a-b
• 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, pages 50b-51a

Turoyo

Turoyo numbers ^(edit)

←  100	←  300	1,000	1,000,000 (106)  →
		100
Cardinal: ܐܰܠܦܐ (alfo)     Ordinal: ܕܰܢ ܐܰܠܦܐ (dan alfo)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alfo/

Numeral

ܐܰܠܦܐ • (alfo) ?

1. thousand