ܡܠܝܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܠ ܠ (m l l)
11 terms

Adjective derived from the verb ܡܡܲܠܸܠ (mmallil, “to talk, speak”) with the connection of “speaking” with “rationality” undoubtedly a calque of Ancient Greek λογῐκός (logikós) from Greek philosophical terminology.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mliːlɑː]

Adjective

ܡܠܝܼܠܵܐ • (mlīlā) (feminine ܡܠܝܼܠܬܵܐ (mlīltā), plural ܡܠܝܼ̈ܠܹܐ (mlīlē))

1. eloquent, loquacious, voluble; clear and distinct in speech

   Synonyms: ܨܸܦܝܵܐ (ṣipyā), ܕܸܟ݂ܝܵܐ (diḵyā)

2. fluent

   Synonyms: ܠܫܝܼܢܵܐ (lšīnā), ܪܲܗܝܼܛܵܐ (rahīṭā)

Derived terms

• ܡܠܝܼܠܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mlīlūṯā, “eloquence, logic, rationality”)
  • ܡܠܝܼܠܵܝܵܐ (mlīlāyā, “logical, rational”)
  • ܡܠܝܼܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (mlīlāˀīṯ, “logically, rationally”)