Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܥ ܘ ܠ (ˁ w l)
1 term

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʕwɪllaː]

Noun edit

ܥܘܸܠܵܐ (ˁwillām (plural ܥ̈ܘܸܠܹܐ (ˁwillē))

  1. fetus/foetus (unborn child after the completion of the 8th week of gestation)

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Classical Syriac edit

Etymology 1 edit

From the root ܥ-ܘ-ܠ (ʿ-w-l). Compare Hebrew עָוֶל (ʿāwel).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʕawlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕawle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܥܘܠܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܘܠܐ)

  1. wrong, injustice, iniquity, injury
  2. crime
Inflection edit

Etymology 2 edit

Modified from above.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʕawwɑlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕawwɑle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܥܘܠܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܘܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܥܘܠܬܐ)

  1. wrongdoer, wicked man
Inflection edit
Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

From the root ܥ-ܠ-ܠ (ʿ-l-l). Compare Hebrew עוֹלָל (ʿôlāl).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʕullɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕulle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܥܘܠܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܘܠܐ)

  1. embryo, fetus
  2. newborn, nursling, baby, infant
  3. (figuratively) offspring, fruit, product
Inflection edit
Derived terms edit
See also edit

References edit

  • ˁwl”, 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. 247b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 405a
  • 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. 1080a-b