ܡܥܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܥ ܠ ܠ (ˁ l l)
11 terms

Noun of place derived from the verb ܥܵܠܹܠ (ˁālēl, “to enter”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [maʕ.lɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܥܠܵܐ • (maˁlā) m sg (plural ܡܲܥܠܹ̈ܐ (maˁlē))

1. entrance, entryway, way in
2. (figurative) introduction, beginning, commencement

   Synonym: ܫܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ (šurrāyā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܥܠܵܐ (maˁlā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܥܠܝܼ (maˁlī)		ܡܲܥܠܲܢ (maˁlan)
	construct	ܡܲܥܲܠ (maˁal)	2nd person	ܡܲܥܠܘܼܟ݂ (maˁlūḵ)	ܡܲܥܠܵܟ݂ܝ (maˁlāḵ)	ܡܲܥܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maˁlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܥܠܵܐ (maˁlā)	3rd person	ܡܲܥܠܹܗ (maˁlēh)	ܡܲܥܠܵܗ̇ (maˁlāh)	ܡܲܥܠܗܘܿܢ (maˁlhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܥܠܝܼ̈ (maˁlī)		ܡܲܥܠܲܢ̈ (maˁlan)
	construct	ܡܲܥܠܲܝ̈ (maˁlay)	2nd person	ܡܲܥܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maˁlūḵ)	ܡܲܥܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maˁlāḵ)	ܡܲܥܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maˁlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܥܠܹ̈ܐ (maˁlē)	3rd person	ܡܲܥܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (maˁlūh)	ܡܲܥܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (maˁlōh)	ܡܲܥܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (maˁlhōn)

Antonyms

• ܡܲܦܩܵܐ (mapqā)

Etymology 2

Root
ܥ ܠ ܐ (ˁ l ˀ)
6 terms

Causative of ܥܵܠܹܐ (ˁālē, “to ascend”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [maʕ.leː]

Verb

ܡܲܥܠܹܐ • (maˁlē) (present participle ܡܲܥܠܘܿܝܹܐ (maˁlōyē), past participle ܡܘܼܥܠܝܵܐ (muˁlyā))

1. (transitive, physically) to position or make higher/high, elevate, raise see usage notes

   Antonym: ܡܲܚܬܹܐ (maḥtē)

   ܐܲܥܠܝܼ ܐܝܼܕ݂ܘܿܟ݂ ܕܕܵܓ݂ܲܢ ܠܘܿܟ݂ ― aˁlī īḏōḵ ddāḡan lōḵ ― Raise your hand so I can see you.

   ܐܲܥܠܝܼ ܠܹܗ ܦܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ ܕܟܵܢܫܸܢ ܬ݇ܚܘܿܬ݂ܹܗ ― aˁlī lēh pāṯōrā dkānšin ḥōṯēh ― Elevate the table so I can clean under it.

2. to turn up volume

Usage notes

• (to position higher): This verb is used for literally and physically elevating something or someone’s position, and not, for example, bringing something upstairs, or any figurative usage. For that, the verb ܡܲܣܸܩ (massiq) is used, where there may sometimes be semantic overlap.

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܥ-ܠ-ܠ (ʿ-l-l) related to entering.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maʕlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [maʕle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܥܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܥܠܐ)

1. entrance
2. coming, return, arrival
3. introduction, beginning, commencement
4. dedication

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܥܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܥܠ	ܡܥܠܝܢ
construct	ܡܥܠ	ܡܥܠܝ
emphatic	ܡܥܠܐ	ܡܥܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܥܠܝ	ܡܥܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܥܠܟ	ܡܥܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܥܠܟܝ	ܡܥܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܥܠܗ	ܡܥܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܥܠܗ	ܡܥܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܥܠܢ	ܡܥܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܥܠܟܘܢ	ܡܥܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܥܠܟܝܢ	ܡܥܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܥܠܗܘܢ	ܡܥܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܥܠܗܝܢ	ܡܥܠܝܗܝܢ

Antonyms

• ܡܦܩܐ

References

• “mˁl”, 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. 252b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 289a
• 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. 801a