ܥܠ

on, upon, onto
ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ― šlāmā ˁallāwḵōn ― hello (literally, “peace be upon you”)

ܟܵܣܵܐ ܕܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܦܵܬܘܿܪܵܐ. ― kāsā d-ḥalḇā ìlēh ˁal pātōrā. ― The glass of milk is on the table.
(by extension) with a hint of
ܓܠܝܼܕܬܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܓܵܘܙܹ̈ܐ ― glīdtā ˁal gāwzē ― walnut-flavored ice cream (literally, “ice cream on walnuts”)

ܡܲܣܬܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܬܘܼܬܹ̈ܐ ― mastā ˁal tūtē ― strawberry-flavoured yoghurt (literally, “yoghurt on strawberries”)
against
ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ ܥܲܠܘܼܗܝ ܘܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ ܐܸܠܹܗ. ― riˁyānā ˁalūh w-riˁyānā illēh. ― Opinion against it and reasons for it.
about, concerning
ܡܡܘܼܠܸܠ ܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܫܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ. ― mmūlil lēh ˁal šaḇrūṯēh. ― He talked about his childhood.

(on): This word is used when something is directly on top of another thing. When something is in general above it, the phrase ܠܥܸܠ ܡ̣ܢ (lˁil min) is used.

Inflection of ܥܲܠ (ˁal)

Personal-pronoun including forms	singular		plural
Base Form			ܥܲܠ (ˁal)
Personal-pronoun including forms	m	f	plural
1^st person	ܥܲܠܝܼ (ˁalī)		ܥܲܠܲܢ (ˁallan)
2^nd person	ܥܲܠܘܼܟ݂ (ˁalūḵ)	ܥܲܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁallāḵ)	ܥܲܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁallāwḵōn)
3^rd person	ܥܲܠܘܼܗܝ (ˁalūh)	ܥܲܠܘܿܗ̇ (ˁallōh)	ܥܲܠܗܘܿܢ (ˁalhōn)

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