ܝܠܕܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܘ ܠ ܕ (w l d)
9 terms

Compare Hebrew יַלְדָּה (yaldá).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [jɑl.tɑː]

Noun

ܝܵܠܕ݇ܬܵܐ • (yāltā) f (plural ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܬܹ̈ܐ (yālātē) or ܝܵܠܹ̈ܕ݇ܐ (yālē), masculine ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܐ (yālā))

1. girl (child human female)

   ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܟܹܐ ܓܲܪܘܸܣܵܐ، ܝܵܠܕ݇ܬܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܦܵܝܫܵܐ ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ.

   īman kē garwissā, yāltā bit pāyšā baḵtā.

   When she grows up, the girl will become a woman.

2. woman as a compliment or an insult

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܵܠܕ݇ܬܵܐ (yāltā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܝܵܠܕ݇ܬܝܼ (yāltī)		ܝܵܠܕ݇ܬܲܢ (yāltan)
	construct	ܝܲܠܕܲܬ (yaldat)	2nd person	ܝܵܠܕ݇ܬܘܼܟ݂ (yāltūḵ)	ܝܵܠܕ݇ܬܵܟ݂ܝ (yāltāḵ)	ܝܵܠܕ݇ܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yāltāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܵܠܕ݇ܬܵܐ (yāltā)	3rd person	ܝܵܠܕ݇ܬܹܗ (yāltēh)	ܝܵܠܕ݇ܬܵܗ̇ (yāltāh)	ܝܵܠܕ݇ܬܗܘܿܢ (yālthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܬܝܼ̈ (yālātī)		ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܬܲܢ̈ (yālātan)
	construct	ܝܲܠܕܵܬ̈ (yaldāt)	2nd person	ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (yālātūḵ)	ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (yālātāḵ)	ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yālātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܬܹ̈ܐ (yālātē)	3rd person	ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (yālātūh)	ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (yālātōh)	ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (yālāthōn)

Synonyms

• ܒܪܵܬܵܐ (brātā, “daughter”), ܫܒ݂ܲܪܬܵܐ (šḇartā, “child”), ܥܠܲܝܡܬܵܐ (ˁlaymtā, “youth, young woman”)