ܦܠܓܐ ܕܠܝܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [pal.ɡɑ‿d.leːleː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [pal.d͡ʒɑ‿d.leːleː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [pal.ɡɑ‿d.lajːleː]

Noun

ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ • (palgā d-laylē) m

1. (uncountable) midnight

   ܕܝܼܪܝܼ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܘܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ.

   dīrī baytā wpalgā d-laylē ìwā.

   I returned home and it was midnight.

Usage notes

• In most contexts today, this term refers to 00:00. In traditional contexts, this term means literally the middle of the night, i.e. exactly 12 hours after the astronomical midday.

Antonyms

• ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (ṭahrā, “midday, noon”)

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)}