ܐܠܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic numbers ^(edit)

←  100	←  900	ܐ݇. 1,000	1,000,000 (106)  →	1,000,000,000 (109)  →
		100
Cardinal: ܐܲܠܦܵܐ (alpā)     Ordinal: ܐܲܠܦܵܝܵܐ (alpāyā)

Etymology 1

Root
ܐ ܠ ܦ (ˀ l p)
3 terms

From Aramaic אַלְפָּא (ʾalpā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp-; compare Arabic أَلْف (ʔalf), Hebrew אֶלֶף ('élef), Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp) and Ugaritic 𐎀𐎍𐎔 (ảlp /⁠ʾalpu⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈʔal.pɑː]

Numeral

ܐܲܠܦܵܐ • (alpā) m or f (plural ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ (alpē) or ܐܲܠܦܵܝܹ̈ܐ (alpāyē), construct ܐܵܠܹܦ (ālēp))

1. thousand (1000)

   ܬܲܘܕܝܼ ܐܲܠܦܵܐ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ ― tawdī alpā gāhē ― thank you so much (literally, “thank you a thousand times”)

   ܐܲܠܦܵܐ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܬܲܫܥܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ― alpā šinnē d-tašˁīṯā ― a thousand years of history

Usage notes

• This is and behaves like a normal masculine noun, especially when used as part of larger numbers (2,000, 20,000, etc.); e.g. ܐܲܠܦܹܝܢ (alpēn)/ܬܪܹܝܢ ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ (trēn alpē, “two thousand”), ܚܲܡܫܵܐ ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ (ḥamšā alpē, “five thousand”), ܥܸܣܪܝܼܢ ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ (ˁisrīn alpē, “twenty thousand”).
• The plural form ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ (alpē) is used in numbers to form thousands, while the plural ܐܲܠܦܵܝܹ̈ܐ (alpāyē) is used for everything else; for example, ܐܲܠܦܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܕܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ― alpāyē d-nāšē ― Thousands of people.
• As a number, stress falls on the last syllable rather than the penultimate when enumerating a noun after it.

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܠܦܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܲܠܦ (alp)		1st person	ܐܲܠܦܝܼ (alpī)		ܐܲܠܦܲܢ (alpan)
	construct	ܐܲܠܦ (alp)		2nd person	ܐܲܠܦܘܼܟ݂ (alpōḵ)	ܐܲܠܦܵܟ݂ܝ (alpāḵ)	ܐܲܠܦܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (alpawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܠܦܵܐ (alpā)		3rd person	ܐܲܠܦܹܗ (alpēh)	ܐܲܠܦܵܗ̇ (alpāh)	ܐܲܠܦܗܘܿܢ (alphōn)
plural	absolute	ܐܲܠܦܝܼ̈ܢ (alpīn)		1st person	ܐܲܠܦܝܼ̈ (alpī)		ܐܲܠܦܲܢ̈ (alpan)
	construct	ܐܲܠܦܲܝ̈ (alpay)		2nd person	ܐܲܠܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (alpōḵ)	ܐܲܠܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (alpāḵ)	ܐܲܠܦܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (alpawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ (alpē)		3rd person	ܐܲܠܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (alpūh)	ܐܲܠܦܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (alpōh)	ܐܲܠܦܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (alpayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܲܠܦܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (alpāyūṯā, “millennium”)
• ܐܲܠܦܹܝܢ (alpēn, “two thousand”)
• ܪܲܒ݂ ܐܲܠܦܵܐ (raḇ alpā, “chiliarch”)

Etymology 2

ܐܠܦܐ

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic אֵלְפָא (ʾelləp̄ā), from Akkadian 𒈣 (eleppum); also borrowed into Ancient Greek λέμβος (lémbos).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪl.pɑː]

Noun

ܐܸܠܦܵܐ • (ilpā) f sg (plural ܐܸܠܦܹ̈ܐ (ilpē))

1. boat, galley

   Synonyms: ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (spītā), ܡܲܪܟܒ݂ܵܐ (markḇā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܸܠܦܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܸܠܸܦ (illip)		1st person	ܐܸܠܦܝܼ (ilpī)		ܐܸܠܦܲܢ (ilpan)
	construct	ܐܸܠܸܦ (illip)		2nd person	ܐܸܠܦܘܼܟ݂ (ilpōḵ)	ܐܸܠܦܵܟ݂ܝ (ilpāḵ)	ܐܸܠܦܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ilpawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܠܦܵܐ (ilpā)		3rd person	ܐܸܠܦܹܗ (ilpēh)	ܐܸܠܦܵܗ̇ (ilpāh)	ܐܸܠܦܗܘܿܢ (ilphōn)
plural	absolute	ܐܸܠܦܝܼ̈ܢ (ilpīn)		1st person	ܐܸܠܦܝܼ̈ (ilpī)		ܐܸܠܦܲܢ̈ (ilpan)
	construct	ܐܸܠܦܲܝ̈ (ilpay)		2nd person	ܐܸܠܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ilpōḵ)	ܐܸܠܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ilpāḵ)	ܐܸܠܦܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ilpawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܠܦܹ̈ܐ (ilpē)		3rd person	ܐܸܠܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ilpūh)	ܐܸܠܦܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ilpōh)	ܐܸܠܦܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ilpayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܸܠܦܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ilpōnīṯā, “small boat”)
• ܐܸܠܦܵܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ilpārūṯā, “navigation”)
• ܐܸܠܦܵܪܵܐ (ilpārā, “sailor”)

Proper noun

ܐܸܠܦܵܐ • (ilpā) f

1. (astronomy) Argo Navis
2. (astronomy) setting of Pleiades

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒈣 (eleppum).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛl(lə)fɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛl(lə)fe] (plural)

Noun

ܐܠܦܐ • (ʾelləp̄ā) f (plural ܐܠܦܐ (ʾelləp̄ē))

1. ship, boat, galley

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܠܦܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܠܦ		1st person	ܐܠܦܝ		ܐܠܦܢ
	construct	ܐܠܦ		2nd person	ܐܠܦܟ	ܐܠܦܟܝ	ܐܠܦܟܘܢ	ܐܠܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܠܦܐ		3rd person	ܐܠܦܗ	ܐܠܦܗ	ܐܠܦܗܘܢ	ܐܠܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܠܦܝܢ		1st person	ܐܠܦܝ		ܐܠܦܝܢ
	construct	ܐܠܦܝ		2nd person	ܐܠܦܝܟ	ܐܠܦܝܟܝ	ܐܠܦܝܟܘܢ	ܐܠܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܠܦܐ		3rd person	ܐܠܦܘܗܝ	ܐܠܦܝܗ	ܐܠܦܝܗܘܢ	ܐܠܦܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܣܦܝܢܬܐ

Derived terms

• ܐܠܦܘܢܝܬܐ
• ܐܠܦܪܐ
• ܐܠܦܪܘܬܐ

Proper noun

ܐܠܦܐ • (transliteration needed) f

1. (astronomy) Argo Navis
2. (astronomy) setting of Pleiades

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp). Doublet of ܐܠܦ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔalpɑ], [ʔalfɑ]

Noun

ܐܠܦܐ • (transliteration needed) f(uncountable)

1. alpha (Greek letter Α)

Derived terms

• ܐܠܦܐ ܒܝܛܐ
• ܡܢ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܘ

See also

• ܐܠܦ
• ܐ

Etymology 3

From Proto-Semitic *ʔalp-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔalpɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔal(ə)fe], [ʔal(ə)fajjɑ], [ʔal(ə)fɑje] (plural)

Numeral

ܐܠܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܠܦܝܐ or ܐܠܦܐ)

1. thousand

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܠܦܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܠܦ		1st person	ܐܠܦܝ		ܐܠܦܢ
	construct	ܐܠܦ		2nd person	ܐܠܦܟ	ܐܠܦܟܝ	ܐܠܦܟܘܢ	ܐܠܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܠܦܐ		3rd person	ܐܠܦܗ	ܐܠܦܗ	ܐܠܦܗܘܢ	ܐܠܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܠܦܝܢ		1st person	ܐܠܦܝ		ܐܠܦܝܢ
	construct	ܐܠܦܝ		2nd person	ܐܠܦܝܟ	ܐܠܦܝܟܝ	ܐܠܦܝܟܘܢ	ܐܠܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܠܦܝܐ, ܐܠܦܐ		3rd person	ܐܠܦܘܗܝ	ܐܠܦܝܗ	ܐܠܦܝܗܘܢ	ܐܠܦܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀlp”, 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 10b–11a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 18a–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, →ISBN, pages 50b–51a

Turoyo

Turoyo numbers ^(edit)

←  100	←  300	1,000	1,000,000 (106)  →
		100
Cardinal: ܐܰܠܦܐ (alfo)     Ordinal: ܕܰܢ ܐܰܠܦܐ (dan alfo)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alfo/

Numeral

ܐܰܠܦܐ • (alfo) ?

1. thousand