ܬܠܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܬ ܠ ܬ (t l t)
11 terms

Inherited from Aramaic תּלָת (tlāṯ), from Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯ-; compare Arabic ثَلَاث (ṯalāṯ) and Hebrew שָׁלוֹשׁ (shalósh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈtɪllɑːθ]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [tˤil.laθ], [tˤəl.laθ]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [tˤlɑːt]

Numeral

ܬܸܠܵܬ݂ or ܬܠܵܬ݂ • (tillāṯ or tlāṯ) f (masculine ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāṯā))

1. feminine of ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāṯā, “three”)

   ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܝܲܢ ܬܸܠܵܬ݂ ܢܸܫܹ̈ܐ ܒܸܬ ܥܵܝܠܝܼ ܠܓܲܘ ܬܲܘܵܢܵܐ.

   tlāṯā gaḇrē yan tillāṯ niššē bit ˁāylī l-gaw tawwānā.

   Three men or three women will enter the room.

Usage notes

• In some dialects of colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the form ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāṯā) is often used regardless of gender.

Numeral

ܬܠܵܬ݂ • (tlāṯ) m

1. masculine construct state of ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāṯā, “three”)

   ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ݂ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܬܠܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ ܗܵܘܝܼ ܚܸܕ݂ܝܹ̈ܐ.

   balḥōḏ kē bāˁēn tlāṯhōn hāwī ḥiḏyē.

   I just want the three of them to be happy.

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܠܵܬ݂

numeral	-
base form	ܬܠܵܬ݂ (tlāṯ)
Personal-pronoun including forms
	plural
1st person	ܬܠܵܬ݂ܲܢ (tlāṯan)
2nd person	ܬܠܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tlāṯawḵōn)
3rd person	ܬܠܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (tlāṯhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Aramaic 𐡕𐡋‎𐡕 (talāṯ), from Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tlaːθ/

Numeral

ܬܠܵܬ݂ • (tlāṯ) f (masculine ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāṯa))

1. three