ܐܝܠܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܝܠܢܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic אִילָנָא (ʾīlānā), from Akkadian 𒀠𒆷𒀭 (ʾallānu, alyānu, “oak; acorn”), from Sumerian 𒄑𒀠𒆷𒈝 (allanum, “oak; acorn, acorn-shaped”); compare Hebrew אֵלוֹן (elón, “great tree, oak”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔiːlɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ • (īlānā) m sg (plural ܐܝܼܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ (īlānē) or ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܢܹ̈ܐ (īlānānē))

1. tree

Usage notes

This word is feminine in some dialects.

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ (īlānā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܝܼ (īlānī)		ܐܝܼܠܵܢܲܢ (īlānan)
	construct	ܐܝܼܠܵܢ (īlān)	2nd person	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (īlānūḵ)	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (īlānāḵ)	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (īlānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ (īlānā)	3rd person	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܹܗ (īlānēh)	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܗ̇ (īlānāh)	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܗܘܿܢ (īlānhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܝܼ̈ (īlānī)		ܐܝܼܠܵܢܲܢ̈ (īlānan)
	construct	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܲܝ̈ (īlānay)	2nd person	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (īlānūḵ)	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (īlānāḵ)	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (īlānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ (īlānē)	3rd person	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (īlānūh)	ܐܝܼܠܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (īlānōh)	ܐܝܼܠܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (īlānhōn)

Meronyms

• ܓܘܼܙܥܵܐ (guzˁā, “trunk”)
• ܕܲܥܬܵܐ (daˁtā, “sap”)
• ܛܲܪܦܵܐ (ṭarpā, “leaf”)
• ܦܲܥܘܵܐ (paˁwā, “branch”)
• ܩܠܵܦܬܵܐ (qlāptā, “bark”)
• ܫܸܪܫܵܐ (širšā, “root”)

 

Holonyms

• ܥܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁāḇā, “forest”)

Derived terms

• ܐܝܼܠܵܢܬܵܐ (īlāntā, “small tree”)
• ܐܝܼܠܵܢ ܬܵܘܠܕܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (īlān tāwldāṯē, “family tree”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒀠𒆷𒀭 (ʾallānu, alyānu, “oak; acorn”), Sumerian 𒄑𒀠𒆷𒈝 (allanum, “oak; acorn, acorn-shaped”). Also other Aramaic אִילָנָא (ʾīlānā), Hebrew אֵלוֹן (elōn, “great tree”), אַלּוֹן (allōn, “great tree; oak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔilɑnɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔilɑne(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܐܝܠܢܐ • (’īlānā’) m (plural ܐܝܠܢܐ)

1. tree, tree trunk

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܝܠܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܝܠܢ	ܐܝܠܢܝܢ
construct	ܐܝܠܢ	ܐܝܠܢܝ
emphatic	ܐܝܠܢܐ	ܐܝܠܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܝܠܢܝ	ܐܝܠܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܝܠܢܟ	ܐܝܠܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܝܠܢܟܝ	ܐܝܠܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܝܠܢܗ	ܐܝܠܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܝܠܢܗ	ܐܝܠܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܝܠܢܢ	ܐܝܠܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܝܠܢܟܘܢ	ܐܝܠܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܝܠܢܟܝܢ	ܐܝܠܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܝܠܢܗܘܢ	ܐܝܠܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܝܠܢܗܝܢ	ܐܝܠܢܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܒܝܬ ܐܝܠܢܐ
• ܐܝܠܢܝ
• ܐܝܠܬܐ

References

• “ˀyln”, 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. 7b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 35a