ܐܠܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܠ ܥ (ˀ l ˁ)
2 terms

From the older form *ܥܸܠܥܵܐ (ʿilʿā) unattested in Classical Syriac, from Aramaic עֵלְעָא (ʿelʿā), , from Proto-Semitic *ṣ́lʿ; compare Arabic ضِلْع (ḍilʕ) and Hebrew צֶלַע (tselá').

Pronunciation

Noun

ܐܸܠܥܵܐ • (ilˁāf (plural ܐܸ̈ܠܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ilˁāṯā) or ܐܸܠܥܹ̈ܐ (ilˁē))

  1. (anatomy) rib
  2. rib, cutlet, chop
  3. (geometry, architecture) side or edge (of a polygon, especially a triangle)
    Coordinate terms: ܓܹܒܵܐ (gēbā), ܫܵܩܵܐ (šāqā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܸܠܥܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܐܸܠܲܥ (illaˁ) 1st person ܐܸܠܥܝܼ (ilˁī) ܐܸܠܥܲܢ (ilˁan)
construct ܐܸܠܲܥ (illaˁ) 2nd person ܐܸܠܥܘܼܟ݂ (ilˁōḵ) ܐܸܠܥܵܟ݂ܝ (ilˁāḵ) ܐܸܠܥܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ilˁawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܸܠܥܵܐ (ilˁā) 3rd person ܐܸܠܥܹܗ (ilˁēh) ܐܸܠܥܵܗ̇ (ilˁāh) ܐܸܠܥܗܘܿܢ (ilˁhōn)
plural absolute ܐܸܠܥܵܢ̈ (ilˁān) 1st person ܐܸܠܥܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ilˁāṯī) ܐܸܠܥܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ilˁāṯan)
construct ܐܸܠܥܵܬ݂̈ (ilˁāṯ) 2nd person ܐܸܠܥܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ilˁāṯōḵ) ܐܸܠܥܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ilˁāṯāḵ) ܐܸܠܥܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ilˁāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܸ̈ܠܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ilˁāṯā) 3rd person ܐܸ̈ܠܥܵܬ݂ܹܗ (ilˁāṯēh) ܐܸ̈ܠܥܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ilˁāṯāh) ܐܸܠܥܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ilˁāṯhōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the older form *ܥܠܥܐ (ʿelʿā); unattested in Classical Syriac, from Proto-Semitic *ṣ́lʿ. Compare Arabic ضِلْع (ḍilʕ) and Hebrew צֶלַע (ṣélaʿ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔɛlʕɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔɛlʕe] (plural)

Noun

ܐܠܥܐ • (ʾelʿāf (plural ܐܠܥܐ (ʾelʿē))

  1. (anatomy) rib
  2. (figuratively) wife
  3. (geometry, architecture) side

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܠܥܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܠܥ 1st person ܐܠܥܝ ܐܠܥܢ
construct ܐܠܥ 2nd person ܐܠܥܟ ܐܠܥܟܝ ܐܠܥܟܘܢ ܐܠܥܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܠܥܐ 3rd person ܐܠܥܗ ܐܠܥܗ ܐܠܥܗܘܢ ܐܠܥܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܠܥܝܢ 1st person ܐܠܥܝ ܐܠܥܝܢ
construct ܐܠܥܝ 2nd person ܐܠܥܝܟ ܐܠܥܝܟܝ ܐܠܥܝܟܘܢ ܐܠܥܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܠܥܐ 3rd person ܐܠܥܘܗܝ ܐܠܥܝܗ ܐܠܥܝܗܘܢ ܐܠܥܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

  • ܐܠܥܢܝܐ (ʾelʿānāyā)
  • ܣܓܝܐܬ ܐܠܥܐ

References

  • ˁlˁ”, 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, page 10b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 18a
  • 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, →ISBN, pages 50a–b