ܥܠܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܥ ܠ ܐ (ˁ l ˀ)
6 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic עֵלָא (ˁēlla, “position that is above”, a defective noun) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕɪllaːjaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʕlaːja]

Adjective

ܥܸܠܵܝܵܐ • (ˁillāyā) (feminine ܥܸܠܵܝܬܵܐ (ˁillāytā), plural ܥܸܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ˁillāyē))

1. upper, uppermost
2. advanced, superior

   ܕܘܼܪ̈ܵܫܘܼܗܝ ܥܸܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܒܸܬ ܟܵܬܪܝܼ ܒܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܕܐܵܝܬܵܐ.

   dūrāšūh ˁillāyē bit kātrī b-šēttā d-āytā.

   His advanced studies will continue next year.

3. higher, maximum

   ܣܵܟ݂ܵܐ ܕܩܲܠܝܼܠܘܼܬܵܐ ܥܸܠܵܝܬܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܐܸܫܬܝܼ ܟܝܼܠܘܿܡܝܼܛܪܹ̈ܐ ܒܫܵܥܬܵܐ.

   sāḵā d-qalīlūtā ˁillāytā ìlēh ištī kīlōmīṭrē bšāˁtā.

   The maximum speed limit is sixty kilometers per hour.

4. (in places names) upper

   ܛܝܵܪܹܐ ܥܸܠܵܝܬܵܐ ― ṭyārē ˁillāytā ― Upper Tyari

   ܓܠܝܼܠܵܐ ܥܸܠܵܝܬܵܐ ― glīlā ˁillāytā ― Upper Galilee

5. superlative degree of ܪܵܡܵܐ (rāmā); tallest, highest

   Synonym: ܛܵܒ݂ ܪܵܡܵܐ (ṭāḇ rāmā)

Antonyms

• ܬܲܚܬܵܝܵܐ (taḥtāyā)

Derived terms

• |aii=ܥܸܠܵܝܹܗ ܬܲܚܬܵܝܹܗ
• ܡܵܘܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܥܸܠܵܝܵܐ (māwtḇā ˁillāyā, “the Supreme Council”)
• ܢܲܘܕܵܐ ܥܸܠܵܝܵܐ (nawdā ˁillāyā, “high frequency”)
• ܓܒ݂ܝܼܢܵܐ ܥܸܠܵܝܵܐ (gḇīnā ˁillāyā, “the upper eyelid”)
• ܒܵܩܵܐ ܥܸܠܵܝܵܐ (bāqā ˁillāyā, “multi-drug resistant bacteria”, literally “super bug”)
• ܕܘܼܪ̈ܵܫ݂ܹܐ ܥܸܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ (“advanced studies”)

Related terms

• ܠܥܸܠ (lˁil, “above, up”)
• ܥܲܠ (ˁal, “on”)
• ܥܠܘܿܝܵܐ (ˁlōyā)

Noun

ܥܸܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ • (ˁillāyē) m pl (plural only)

1. highest part, top

   Synonym: ܪܹܝܫܵܐ (rēšā)

   ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܕܒܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ.

   npīl lēh min ˁillāyē d-binyānā.

   He fell from the highest point of the building.

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܸܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ˁillāyē)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܸܠܵܝܝܼ̈ (ˁillāyī)		ܥܸܠܵܝܲܢ̈ (ˁillāyan)
	construct	ܥܸܠܵܝܲܝ̈ (ˁillāyay)	2nd person	ܥܸܠܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁillāyūḵ)	ܥܸܠܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁillāyāḵ)	ܥܸܠܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁillāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܸܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ˁillāyē)	3rd person	ܥܸܠܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁillāyūh)	ܥܸܠܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁillāyōh)	ܥܸܠܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ˁillāyhōn)