ܛܒܠܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܛܒܠܝܬܐ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek τάβλα (tábla) or Latin tabula.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [tˤaw.liːθɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [tˤav.liːtɑː]

Noun

ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (ṭaḇlīṯā) f sg (plural ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ṭaḇlyāṯē))

1. (arithmetic) table, chart, column

   Synonym: ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕ݂ܵܐ (surgāḏā)

2. (furniture) table, wooden altar

   Synonyms: ܦܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ (pāṯōrā), ܡܲܕ݂ܒܚܵܐ (maḏbḥā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ṭaḇlīṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (ṭaḇlīṯī)		ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (ṭaḇlīṯan)
	construct	ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܼܬ݂ (ṭaḇlīṯ)	2nd person	ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ṭaḇlīṯūḵ)	ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭaḇlīṯāḵ)	ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭaḇlīṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ṭaḇlīṯā)	3rd person	ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (ṭaḇlīṯēh)	ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ṭaḇlīṯāh)	ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ṭaḇlīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ṭaḇlyāṯī)		ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ṭaḇlyāṯan)
	construct	ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܵܬ݂̈ (ṭaḇlyāṯ)	2nd person	ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṭaḇlyāṯūḵ)	ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṭaḇlyāṯāḵ)	ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭaḇlyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ṭaḇlyāṯē)	3rd person	ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṭaḇlyāṯūh)	ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṭaḇlyāṯōh)	ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṭaḇlyāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܘܼܪܬܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (ṭaḇlīṯā durtānāytā, “periodic table”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τάβλα (tábla) or Latin tabula or tabella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤavliθɑ], [tˤavlɑjtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤavl(ə)jɑθɑ], [tˤavlɑjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܛܒܠܝܬܐ • (ṭaḇlāytā, ṭaḇlīṯa) f (plural ܛܒܠܝܬܐ (ṭaḇlāyāṯā, ṭaḇləyāṯā))

1. tablet, plate, plank
2. gameboard
3. wooden altar, table
4. (arithmetic) table, chart, column

Inflection

    declension of ܛܒܠܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܛܒܠܝ	ܛܒܠܝܢ
construct	ܛܒܠܝܬ	ܛܒܠܝܬ
emphatic	ܛܒܠܝܬܐ	ܛܒܠܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܛܒܠܝܬܝ	ܛܒܠܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܛܒܠܝܬܟ	ܛܒܠܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܛܒܠܝܬܟܝ	ܛܒܠܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܛܒܠܝܬܗ	ܛܒܠܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܛܒܠܝܬܗ	ܛܒܠܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܛܒܠܝܬܢ	ܛܒܠܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܛܒܠܝܬܟܘܢ	ܛܒܠܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܛܒܠܝܬܟܝܢ	ܛܒܠܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܛܒܠܝܬܗܘܢ	ܛܒܠܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܛܒܠܝܬܗܝܢ	ܛܒܠܝܬܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• (tablet): ܠܘܚܐ (lūḥā)
• (altar): ܡܕܒܚܐ (maḏbəḥā)
• (table (furniture)): ܦܬܘܪܐ (pāṯūrā)

References

• “ṭbly”, 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 122a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 166b
• 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, page 510b