Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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See etymology for ܛܠܝܐ (ṭalyā).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtˤ(ə.)li.θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tˤalˈjɑ.θɑ] (plural)

Noun

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ܛܠܝܬܐ (ṭəlīṯāf (plural ܛܠܝܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܛܠܝܐ)

  1. girl, child (from seven to twelve years old)
  2. maidservant
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Etymology 2

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Modified from above; compare Hebrew טַלְיָה (ṭālyâ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tˤɛlˈlɑj.tɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tˤɛl.lɑˈjɑ.θɑ] (plural)

Noun

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ܛܠܝܬܐ (ṭellāytāf (plural ܛܠܝܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܛܠܝܐ)

  1. unmarried maiden
  2. freeborn maiden
  3. maidservant
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Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtˤ(ə.)li.θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tˤalˈjɑ.θɑ], [tˤ(ə.)lɑˈjɑ.θɑ] (plural)

Adjective

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ܛܠܝܬܐ (transliteration needed)

  1. feminine emphatic singular of ܛܠܝܐ
  2. feminine emphatic plural of ܛܠܝܐ

References

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  • ṭlyh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-08-14
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 127a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 174a, b
  • 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. 531b