Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

 
ܐܝܠܢܐ

Etymology edit

From Aramaic אִילָנָא (ʾīlānā), from Akkadian 𒀠𒆷𒀭 (ʾallānu, alyānu, oak; acorn), from Sumerian 𒄑𒀠𒆷𒈝 (allanum, oak; acorn, acorn-shaped); compare Hebrew אֵלוֹן (elón, great tree, oak).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔiːlɑːnɑː]

Noun edit

ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ (īlānām sg (plural ܐܝܼܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ (īlānē) or ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܢܹ̈ܐ (īlānānē))

  1. tree

Usage notes edit

This word is feminine in some dialects.

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Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From Akkadian 𒀠𒆷𒀭 (ʾallānu, alyānu, oak; acorn), Sumerian 𒄑𒀠𒆷𒈝 (allanum, oak; acorn, acorn-shaped). Also other Aramaic אִילָנָא (ʾīlānā), Hebrew אֵלוֹן (elōn, great tree), אַלּוֹן (allōn, great tree; oak).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʔilɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔilɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܐܝܠܢܐ (’īlānā’m (plural ܐܝܠܢܐ)

  1. tree, tree trunk

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References edit

  • ˀyln”, 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, p. 7b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 13b
  • 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, p. 35a