ܬܠܝܐ

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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܠܝ	ܬܠܝܝܢ
construct	ܬܠܝ	ܬܠܝܝ
emphatic	ܬܠܝܐ	ܬܠܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܠܝܝ	ܬܠܝܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܠܝܟ	ܬܠܝܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܠܝܟܝ	ܬܠܝܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܠܝܗ	ܬܠܝܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܠܝܗ	ܬܠܝܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܠܝܢ	ܬܠܝܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܠܝܟܘܢ	ܬܠܝܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܠܝܟܝܢ	ܬܠܝܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܠܝܗܘܢ	ܬܠܝܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܠܝܗܝܢ	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

Irregular masculine singular absolute and construct forms ending in Aleph rather than Yodh.

    declension of ܬܠܝܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܠܐ	ܬܠܝܢ
construct	ܬܠܐ	ܬܠܝܝ
emphatic	ܬܠܝܐ	ܬܠܝܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܠܝܐ	ܬܠܝܢ
construct	ܬܠܝܬ	ܬܠܝܬ
emphatic	ܬܠܝܬܐ	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

    declension of ܬܠܝܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܠܝ	ܬܠܝܝܢ
construct	ܬܠܝ	ܬܠܝܝ
emphatic	ܬܠܝܐ	ܬܠܝܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܠܝܐ	ܬܠܝܢ
construct	ܬܠܝܬ	ܬܠܝܬ
emphatic	ܬܠܝܬܐ	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