ܐܝܠܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾayyal-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔajl(ə)θɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔajlɑθɑ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܐܝܠܬܐ • (ʾaylṯā) f (plural ܐܝܠܬܐ (ʾaylāṯā), singular masculine counterpart ܐܝܠܐ (ʾaylā))

1. doe, hind (female deer)

Inflection

    declension of ܐܝܠܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܝܠܐ	ܐܝܠܢ
construct	ܐܝܠܬ	ܐܝܠܬ
emphatic	ܐܝܠܬܐ	ܐܝܠܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܝܠܬܝ	ܐܝܠܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܝܠܬܟ	ܐܝܠܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܝܠܬܟܝ	ܐܝܠܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܝܠܬܗ	ܐܝܠܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܝܠܬܗ	ܐܝܠܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܝܠܬܢ	ܐܝܠܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܝܠܬܟܘܢ	ܐܝܠܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܝܠܬܟܝܢ	ܐܝܠܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܝܠܬܗܘܢ	ܐܝܠܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܝܠܬܗܝܢ	ܐܝܠܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Either a diminutive of ܐܝܠܢܐ (ʾīlānā, “tree”) or from Hebrew אֵלָה (ʾēlâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔiltɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔi(l)lɑθɑ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܐܝܠܬܐ • (ʾīlṯā) f (plural ܐܝܠܠܬܐ (ʾīlāṯā))

1. small tree, bush, shrub; branch
2. (by extension) forest

Inflection

    declension of ܐܝܠܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܝܠܐ	ܐܝܠܠܢ
construct	ܐܝܠܬ	ܐܝܠܠܬ
emphatic	ܐܝܠܬܐ	ܐܝܠܠܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܝܠܬܝ	ܐܝܠܠܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܝܠܬܟ	ܐܝܠܠܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܝܠܬܟܝ	ܐܝܠܠܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܝܠܬܗ	ܐܝܠܠܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܝܠܬܗ	ܐܝܠܠܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܝܠܬܢ	ܐܝܠܠܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܝܠܬܟܘܢ	ܐܝܠܠܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܝܠܬܟܝܢ	ܐܝܠܠܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܝܠܬܗܘܢ	ܐܝܠܠܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܝܠܬܗܝܢ	ܐܝܠܠܬܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• (forest): ܥܒܐ (ʿāḇā)

References

• “ˀylh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ˀyltˀ”, 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, page 7b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, page 35b