ܐܠܝܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Semitic *ʔalyat-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʔɛlliθɑ], [ʔalliθɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔɛljɑθɑ], [ʔaljɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

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ܐܠܝܬܐ (ʾellīṯāf (plural ܐܠܝܬܐ (ʾelyāṯā))

  1. fat tail
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Etymology 2

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From the root ܐ-ܠ-ܐ (ʾ-l-ʾ) related to wailing. Compare Mishnaic Hebrew אַלָּאִית (ʾallāʾîṯ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʔallɑjtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔallɑjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

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ܐܠܝܬܐ (ʾallāytāf (plural ܐܠܝܬܐ (ʾallāyāṯā))

  1. mourner, wailer, weeper
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Etymology 3

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Possibly corrupted from ܠܠܝܬܐ (lellīṯā).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʔallɑjtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔallɑjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

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ܐܠܝܬܐ (ʾallāytāf (plural ܐܠܝܬܐ (ʾallāyāṯā), singular masculine counterpart ܐܠܝܐ (ʾallāyā))

  1. (possibly) centaur
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References

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  • ˀlyh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • ˀlyh2”, 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, pages 10a–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, pages 49b–50a