ܛܠܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܛ ܠ ܐ (ṭ l ˀ)
1 term

From Proto-West Semitic *ṭalay- originally meaning a young of certain animals, like English kid, this original meaning still preserved in the below entry.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [tˤaljaː]

Adjective

ܛܲܠܝܵܐ • (ṭalyā) (feminine ܛܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ṭlīṯā))

1. young, youthful, childish

Noun

ܛܲܠܝܵܐ • (ṭalyā) m (feminine ܛܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ṭlīṯā))

1. boy, child (from seven to twelve years old)

Proper noun

ܛܲܠܝܵܐ • (ṭalyā) m

1. a male given name
2. a surname transferred from the given name

Etymology 2

Back-formation from ܛܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ṭlāyē), the old plural of the above, and therefore a doublet of it. This word preserves the original meaning in Proto-West Semitic *ṭalay-. Only found in the dialect of Gaznakh.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [tˤlaːjaː]

Noun

ܛܠܵܝܵܐ • (ṭlāyā) m (plural ܛܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ṭlāyē))

1. lamb that is either an orphan or rejected from its own mother, and is suckled by a foster ewe, or tries to find one (often by running from one ewe to another until one of these allows it to suckle from its udder)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Semitic *ṭalay- originally meaning a young of certain animals, like English kid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtˤal.jɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤ(ə.)ˈlaj.jɑ], [tˤ(ə.)ˈlɑ.je] (plural)

Adjective

ܛܠܝܐ • (ṭalyā) m (plural ܛܠܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܛܠܝܬܐ)

1. young, youthful, childish
2. new, recent, latest, last
3. next, following

Inflection

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

    declension of ܛܠܝܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܛܠܐ	ܛܠܝܢ
construct	ܛܠܐ	ܛܠܝܝ
emphatic	ܛܠܝܐ	ܛܠܝܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܛܠܝܐ	ܛܠܝܢ
construct	ܛܠܝܬ	ܛܠܝܬ
emphatic	ܛܠܝܬܐ	ܛܠܝܬܐ

Noun

ܛܠܝܐ • (ṭalyā) m (plural ܛܠܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܛܠܝܬܐ (ṭəlīṯā))

1. boy, child (from seven to twelve years old)
2. servant

Inflection

    declension of ܛܠܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܛܠܐ	ܛܠܝܝܢ ,ܛܠܝܢ
construct	ܛܠܐ	ܛܠܝܝ ,ܛܠܝ
emphatic	ܛܠܝܐ	ܛܠܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܛܠܝܝ	ܛܠܝܝ ,ܛܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܛܠܝܟ	ܛܠܝܝܟ ,ܛܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܛܠܝܟܝ	ܛܠܝܝܟܝ ,ܛܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܛܠܝܗ	ܛܠܝܘܗܝ ,ܛܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܛܠܝܗ	ܛܠܝܝܗ ,ܛܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܛܠܝܢ	ܛܠܝܝܢ ,ܛܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܛܠܝܟܘܢ	ܛܠܝܝܟܘܢ ,ܛܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܛܠܝܟܝܢ	ܛܠܝܝܟܝܢ ,ܛܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܛܠܝܗܘܢ	ܛܠܝܝܗܘܢ ,ܛܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܛܠܝܗܝܢ	ܛܠܝܝܗܝܢ ,ܛܠܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܛܠܝܘܬܐ (ṭalyūṯā)

Descendants

• → Old Armenian: տղայ (tłay)
  • Armenian: տղա (tġa)
    • → Adyghe: [script needed] (tɣa, “young man”)
    • → Azerbaijani: dığa
    • → Northern Kurdish: tiẍa
    • → Turkish: dığa, tığa

Etymology 2

Modified from above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤɛlˈlɑ.jɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤɛlˈlɑ.je] (plural)

Noun

ܛܠܝܐ • (ṭellāyā) m (plural ܛܠܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܛܠܝܬܐ (ṭellāytā))

1. unmarried youth, bachelor
2. freeborn youth

Inflection

    inflection of ܛܠܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܛܠܝ	ܛܠܝܝܢ
construct	ܛܠܝ	ܛܠܝܝ
emphatic	ܛܠܝܐ	ܛܠܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܛܠܝܝ	ܛܠܝܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܛܠܝܟ	ܛܠܝܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܛܠܝܟܝ	ܛܠܝܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܛܠܝܗ	ܛܠܝܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܛܠܝܗ	ܛܠܝܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܛܠܝܢ	ܛܠܝܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܛܠܝܟܘܢ	ܛܠܝܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܛܠܝܟܝܢ	ܛܠܝܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܛܠܝܗܘܢ	ܛܠܝܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܛܠܝܗܝܢ	ܛܠܝܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ṭly”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-01-07
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 127a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 174a, 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, page 531b