ܛܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Probably derived from ܡܸܛܠ (miṭṭul, “for, because, because of”). Notice the presence of ṯ in the conjugated forms, reflective of ܡܸܛܠܵܬ݂ (miṭlāṯ), the base form for conjugations of the stated source term.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tˤlaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ta], [tˤa]

Preposition

ܛܠܵܐ • (ṭlā)

1. various senses: for

   ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܛܠܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ ― īṯ lī ḥa mindī ṭlāṯōḵ ― I have something for you

   ܛܠܵܐ ܡܵܐ ܩܸܡ ܫܵܐܹܠ ܠܘܼܟ݂؟ ― ṭlā mā qim šāˀēl lōḵ? ― What did he ask you for?

   ܠܵܐ ܡܣܲܟܹܝܬ ܛܠܵܐ ܦܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ ― lā msakkēt ṭlā punnāyā ― Don't wait for an answer

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܠܵܐ

base form			ܛܠܵܐ (ṭlā)
Personal-pronoun including forms
	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	ܛܠܵܬ݂ܝܼ (ṭlāṯī)		ܛܠܵܬ݂ܲܢ (ṭlāṯan)
2nd person	ܛܠܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ṭlāṯōḵ)	ܛܠܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭlāṯāḵ)	ܛܠܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭlāṯawḵōn)
3rd person	ܛܠܵܬ݂ܹܗ (ṭlāṯēh)	ܛܠܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ṭlāṯāh)	ܛܠܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ṭlāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܛܠܵܐ ܡܵܐ (ṭlā mā, “why”)
• ܝܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܛܠܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (yawmā dṭlāṯōḵ)
• ܚܲܝܹ̈ܗ ܛܠܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥayyēh ṭlāṯōḵ)
• ܛܠܵܐ ܠܸܒܵܐ ܕ- (ṭlā libbā d-, “for the sake of”)

See also

• ܠ- (l-)
• ܩܵܐ (qā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic طَلّ (ṭall) and Hebrew טַל (ṭal).

Alternative forms

• ܛܐܠܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤallɑ]

Noun

ܛܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. dew

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܛܠ		1st person	ܛܠܝ		ܛܠܢ
	construct	ܛܠ		2nd person	ܛܠܟ	ܛܠܟܝ	ܛܠܟܘܢ	ܛܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܠܐ		3rd person	ܛܠܗ	ܛܠܗ	ܛܠܗܘܢ	ܛܠܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤ(ə)le]

Adjective

ܛܠܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܛܠܝܐ
2. construct state singular of ܛܠܝܐ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤ(ə)le], [tˤɛllɑj]

Noun

ܛܠܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܛܠܝܐ
2. construct state singular of ܛܠܝܐ

References

• “ṭl”, 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 127a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 174a
• 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, page 530a