Classical Syriac edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Semitic *ʔayyal-.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ܐܝܠܐ (ʾaylām (plural ܐܝܠܐ (ʾaylē), singular feminine counterpart ܐܝܠܬܐ (ʾayəlṯā))

  1. stag, hart (male deer)
Inflection edit

Etymology 2 edit

Compare Hebrew אֱיָל (ʾĕyāl).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [(ʔə)jɑlɑ], [ʔijɑlɑ], [ʔajjɑlɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [(ʔə)jɑle], [ʔijɑle], [ʔajjɑle] (plural)

Noun edit

ܐܝܠܐ (ʾəyālā, ʾīyālām (plural ܐܝܠܐ (ʾəyālē, ʾīyālē))

  1. help, aid, assistance, succor/succour
  2. helper, defender
Inflection edit
Derived terms edit

References edit

  • ˀyl2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • ˀyl4”, 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, pages 7b, 8a
  • 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 34b