ܐܠܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܠ ܥ (ˀ l ˁ)
2 terms

From the older form *ܥܸܠܥܵܐ (ʿilʿā) unattested in Classical Syriac, from Aramaic עֵלְעָא (ʿelʿā), , from Proto-Semitic *ṣ́lʿ; compare Arabic ضِلْع (ḍilʕ) and Hebrew צֶלַע (tselá').

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪlʕaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔɪlʔa]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔɪlla]

Noun

ܐܸܠܥܵܐ • (ilˁā) f (plural ܐܸ̈ܠܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ilˁāṯā) or ܐܸܠܥܹ̈ܐ (ilˁē))

1. (anatomy) rib
2. rib, cutlet, chop
3. (geometry, architecture) side or edge (of a polygon, especially a triangle)

   Coordinate terms: ܓܹܒܵܐ (gēbā), ܫܵܩܵܐ (šāqā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܸܠܥܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܸܠܲܥ (illaˁ)		1st person	ܐܸܠܥܝܼ (ilˁī)		ܐܸܠܥܲܢ (ilˁan)
	construct	ܐܸܠܲܥ (illaˁ)		2nd person	ܐܸܠܥܘܼܟ݂ (ilˁōḵ)	ܐܸܠܥܵܟ݂ܝ (ilˁāḵ)	ܐܸܠܥܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ilˁawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܠܥܵܐ (ilˁā)		3rd person	ܐܸܠܥܹܗ (ilˁēh)	ܐܸܠܥܵܗ̇ (ilˁāh)	ܐܸܠܥܗܘܿܢ (ilˁhōn)
plural	absolute	ܐܸܠܥܵܢ̈ (ilˁān)		1st person	ܐܸܠܥܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ilˁāṯī)		ܐܸܠܥܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ilˁāṯan)
	construct	ܐܸܠܥܵܬ݂̈ (ilˁāṯ)		2nd person	ܐܸܠܥܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ilˁāṯōḵ)	ܐܸܠܥܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ilˁāṯāḵ)	ܐܸܠܥܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ilˁāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸ̈ܠܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ilˁāṯā)		3rd person	ܐܸ̈ܠܥܵܬ݂ܹܗ (ilˁāṯēh)	ܐܸ̈ܠܥܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ilˁāṯāh)	ܐܸܠܥܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ilˁāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܟܹܐܒ݂ ܐܸܠܥܵܐ (kēḇ ilˁā, “pleurisy”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the older form *ܥܠܥܐ (ʿelʿā); unattested in Classical Syriac, from Proto-Semitic *ṣ́lʿ. Compare Arabic ضِلْع (ḍilʕ) and Hebrew צֶלַע (ṣélaʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛlʕɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛlʕe] (plural)

Noun

ܐܠܥܐ • (ʾelʿā) f (plural ܐܠܥܐ (ʾelʿē))

1. (anatomy) rib
2. (figuratively) wife
3. (geometry, architecture) side

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܠܥܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܠܥ		1st person	ܐܠܥܝ		ܐܠܥܢ
	construct	ܐܠܥ		2nd person	ܐܠܥܟ	ܐܠܥܟܝ	ܐܠܥܟܘܢ	ܐܠܥܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܠܥܐ		3rd person	ܐܠܥܗ	ܐܠܥܗ	ܐܠܥܗܘܢ	ܐܠܥܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܠܥܝܢ		1st person	ܐܠܥܝ		ܐܠܥܝܢ
	construct	ܐܠܥܝ		2nd person	ܐܠܥܝܟ	ܐܠܥܝܟܝ	ܐܠܥܝܟܘܢ	ܐܠܥܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܠܥܐ		3rd person	ܐܠܥܘܗܝ	ܐܠܥܝܗ	ܐܠܥܝܗܘܢ	ܐܠܥܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܠܥܢܝܐ (ʾelʿānāyā)
• ܣܓܝܐܬ ܐܠܥܐ

References

• “ˁlˁ”, 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, page 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, →ISBN, pages 50a–b