ܬܠܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܬ ܠ ܬ (t l t)
11 terms

Inherited from Aramaic תּלָת (tlāṯ), from Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯ-; compare Arabic ثَلَاث (ṯalāṯ) and Hebrew שָׁלוֹשׁ (shalósh).

Pronunciation

Numeral

ܬܸܠܵܬ݂ or ܬܠܵܬ݂ • (tillāṯ or tlāṯf (masculine ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāṯā))

  1. feminine of ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāṯā, three)
    ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܝܲܢ ܬܸܠܵܬ݂ ܢܸܫܹ̈ܐ ܒܸܬ ܥܵܝܠܝܼ ܠܓܲܘ ܬܲܘܵܢܵܐ.
    tlāṯā gaḇrē yan tillāṯ niššē bit ˁāylī l-gaw tawwānā.
    Three men or three women will enter the room.

Usage notes

  • In some dialects of colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the form ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāṯā) is often used regardless of gender.

Numeral

ܬܠܵܬ݂ • (tlāṯm

  1. masculine construct state of ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāṯā, three)
    ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ݂ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܬܠܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ ܗܵܘܝܼ ܚܸܕ݂ܝܹ̈ܐ.
    balḥōḏ kē bāˁēn tlāṯhōn hāwī ḥiḏyē.
    I just want the three of them to be happy.

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܠܵܬ݂
numeral -
base form ܬܠܵܬ݂ (tlāṯ)
Personal-pronoun including forms
plural
1st person ܬܠܵܬ݂ܲܢ (tlāṯan)
2nd person ܬܠܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tlāṯawḵōn)
3rd person ܬܠܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (tlāṯhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Aramaic 𐡕𐡋‎𐡕 (talāṯ), from Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tlaːθ/[1]

Numeral

ܬܠܵܬ݂ • (tlāṯf (masculine ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāṯa))

  1. three

References

  1. ^ Muraoka, Takamitsu (2005), Classical Syriac: A basic Grammar with a Chrestomathy[1], Harrasowitz Verlag, page 38