ܠܝܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Disputed:

• Possibly originally the plural formation of Aramaic לֵילְיָא/ܠܹܠܝܵܐ (lēlyā),
• Otherwise from Aramaic לילא/ܠܹܝܠܹܐ (lēlē), the absolute state of Aramaic לֵילְיָא/ܠܹܠܝܵܐ (lēlyā)

Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *layl-; compare Arabic لَيْلَة (layla), Hebrew לַיְלָה (láyla) and Akkadian 𒆥𒋝 (līliātum).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [laj.leː]
• (Tyari) IPA^(key): [lejleː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [leːleː]

Noun

ܠܲܝܠܹܐ • (laylē) m sg (plural ܠܲܝ̈ܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (laylāwāṯē))

1. night, nighttime (period between sunset and sunrise when the sky is dark)

   Antonyms: ܝܵܘܡܵܐ (yāwmā), ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (īmāmā)

   ܠܲܝܠܹܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܝܼܠܹܗ ܪܵܘܒܵܢܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ.

   laylē yatīr īlēh rāwbānā min yāwmā gāw d-aya mḏītā.

   Night is noisier than day in this city.

   • Luke 17:34:

     ܒܹܐ݇ܡܵܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܐܸܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ، ܒܗ̇ܘ ܠܲܝܠܹܐ ܬܪܹܝܢ ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܝܼ ܓܵܘ ܚܕ݂ܵܐ ܫܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ؛ ܚܲܕ݇ ܒܸܬ ܦܵܐܹܫ ܠܘܼܒܠܵܐ ܘܗ̇ܘ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ ܫܒ݂ܝܼܩܵܐ.

     bēmārā ìwen illāwḵōn, b-awa laylē trēn bit hāwī gāw ḥḏā šwīṯā; ḥa bit pāˀēš lublā w-awa ḥēnā šḇīqā.

     I tell you, in that night there will be two men in one bed: the one will be taken and the other will be left.

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (laylē)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܠܲܝܠܝܼ (laylī)		ܠܲܝܠܲܢ (laylan)
	construct	ܠܹܝܠ (lēl)	2nd person	ܠܲܝܠܘܼܟ݂ (laylūḵ)	ܠܲܝܠܵܟ݂ܝ (laylāḵ)	ܠܲܝܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (laylāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (laylē)	3rd person	ܠܲܝܠܘܼܗܝ (laylūh)	ܠܲܝܠܘܿܗ̇ (laylōh)	ܠܲܝܠܗܘܿܢ (laylhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܠܲܝܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (laylāwāṯī)		ܠܲܝܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (laylāwāṯan)
	construct	ܠܲܝ̈ܠܵܘܵܬ݂ (laylāwāṯ)	2nd person	ܠܲܝܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (laylāwāṯūḵ)	ܠܲܝܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (laylāwāṯāḵ)	ܠܲܝܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (laylāwāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܲܝ̈ܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (laylāwāṯē)	3rd person	ܠܲܝ̈ܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (laylāwāṯēh)	ܠܲܝ̈ܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (laylāwāṯāh)	ܠܲܝܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (laylāwāṯhōn)

Coordinate terms

• (times of day) ܥܸܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܵܘܡܵܐ (ˁiddānē d-yāwmā); ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (īmāmā, “daytime”), ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܐ (nuḡhā, “dawn”), ܕܸܢܚܵܐ (dinḥā, “sunrise”), ܨܲܦܪܵܐ (ṣaprā, “morning”), ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (ṭahrā, “noon, afternoon”), ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁrāḇā, “sunset”), ܢܘܼܨܦܵܐ (nuṣpā, “dusk”), ܪܲܡܫܵܐ (ramšā, “evening”), ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ (palgā d-laylē, “midnight”), ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (laylē, “nighttime”) ^{(Category: aii:Times of day)}

Derived terms

• ܐܸܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ (idlaylē, “tonight”)
• ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ (b-laylē, “at night”)
• ܠܲܝܠܘܿܢܵܐ (laylōnā, “twilight”)
• ܠܲܝܠܵܐ ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (laylā ḥwārā, literally “white night”)
• ܠܲܝܠܵܐܝܼ (laylāˀī)
• ܠܲܝܠܵܐܝܼܬ (laylāˀīt, “nightly”)
• ܠܲܝܠܵܝܵܐ (laylāyā, “nocturnal”)
• ܠܲܝܠܹܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ (laylē ṭāḇā, “goodnight”)
• ܠܹܝܠܲܝ ܘܐܝܼܡܵܡ (lēlay w-īmām, “day and night, continuously”)