ܠܥܠ ܡܢ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
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| ܥ ܠ ܐ (ˁ l ˀ) |
| 6 terms |
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Pronunciation edit
- (standard) IPA(key): [(ʔɪ)l.ʕɪl.‿mɪn.]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʕleːl‿mɪn.]
- (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔul.lul.‿mɪn.]
Preposition edit
- above, over see usage notes below
- Antonym: ܠܬܸܚܬ݇ ܡ̣ܢ (ltiḥ min)
- ܗ̇ܘ ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܕ݂ܝܵܪܵܐ ܠܥܸܠ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܝܼܝܼ. ― awa maḵtḇā ìlēh ḥa miḏyārā lˁil min dīyī. ― The office is one floor above mine.
- (figuratively) more than, over
- ܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܠܥܸܠ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܣܪܝܼܢ ― īwā lˁil min ˁisrīn ― They were more than twenty
- super-, hyper-, ultra-, over-
- Antonym: ܬܚܹܝܬ݂ (tḥēṯ)
- ܠܥܸܠ ܡ̣ܢ (lˁil min) + ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܝܵܐ (nāšāyā, “human”) → ܠܥܸܠ ܡ̣ܢ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܝܵܐ (lˁil min nāšāyā, “superhuman”)
- ܠܥܸܠ ܡ̣ܢ (lˁil min) + ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā, “nature”) → ܠܥܸܠ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (lˁil min kyānā, “supernatural”)
- ܠܥܸܠ ܡ̣ܢ (lˁil min) + ܫܸܡܥܵܐ (šimˁā, “hearing”) → ܠܥܸܠ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܸܡܥܵܐ (lˁil min šimˁā, “supersonic”)
- ܠܥܸܠ ܡ̣ܢ (lˁil min) + ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (bānafšā, “violet”) → ܠܥܸܠ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (lˁil min bānafšā, “ultraviolet”)
Usage notes edit
- (above, over): This phrase is used when something is above another thing in general. When something is on it, the word ܥܲܠ (ˁal) is used.
- (super-): Typically used to form calques from Greek, English, and other languages in the form of a prepositional phrase. ܥܲܠܲܘܲܝ (ˁallaway) is also interchangeable in the form of a prefix, however ܠܥܸܠ ܡ̣ܢ is preferred and more common.
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܠܥܸܠ ܡ̣ܢ (lˁil min)
| Base Form | ܠܥܸܠ ܡ̣ܢ (lˁil min) | ||
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| Personal-pronoun including forms | singular | plural | |
| m | f | ||
| 1st person | ܠܥܸܠ ܡܸܢܝܼ (lˁil minī) |
ܠܥܸܠ ܡܸܢܲܢ (lˁil minnan) | |
| 2nd person | ܠܥܸܠ ܡܸܢܘܼܟ݂ (lˁil minūḵ) |
ܠܥܸܠ ܡܸܢܵܟ݂ܝ (lˁil minnāḵ) |
ܠܥܸܠ ܡܸܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lˁil minnāwḵōn) |
| 3rd person | ܠܥܸܠ ܡܸܢܹܗ (lˁil minnēh) |
ܠܥܸܠ ܡܸܢܵܗ̇ (lˁil minnāh) |
ܠܥܸܠ ܡܸܢܗܘܿܢ (lˁil minhōn) |