ܐܠܥܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
From the older form *ܥܠܥܐ (ʿelʿā); unattested in Classical Syriac, from Proto-Semitic *ṣ́lʿ. Compare Arabic ضِلْع (ḍilʕ) and Hebrew צֶלַע (ṣélaʿ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܐܠܥܐ • (ʾelʿā) f (plural ܐܠܥܐ (ʾelʿē))
- (anatomy) rib
- (figuratively) wife
- (geometry, architecture) side
Inflection edit
inflection of ܐܠܥܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܠܥ | ܐܠܥܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܠܥ | ܐܠܥܝ |
| emphatic | ܐܠܥܐ | ܐܠܥܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܠܥܝ | ܐܠܥܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܠܥܟ | ܐܠܥܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܠܥܟܝ | ܐܠܥܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܠܥܗ | ܐܠܥܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܠܥܗ | ܐܠܥܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܠܥܢ | ܐܠܥܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܠܥܟܘܢ | ܐܠܥܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܠܥܟܝܢ | ܐܠܥܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܠܥܗܘܢ | ܐܠܥܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܠܥܗܝܢ | ܐܠܥܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms edit
- ܐܠܥܢܝܐ (ʾelʿānāyā)
- ܣܓܝܐܬ ܐܠܥܐ
References edit
- “ˁlˁ”, 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, page 10b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 18a
- 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 50a-b