ܐܠܦܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
| ← 100 | ← 900 | ܐ݇. 1,000 |
1,000,000 (106) → | 1,000,000,000 (109) → |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | ||||
| Cardinal: ܐܲܠܦܵܐ (alpā) Ordinal: ܐܲܠܦܵܝܵܐ (alpāyā) | ||||
| Root |
|---|
| ܐ ܠ ܦ (ˀ l p) |
| 3 terms |
Etymology 1 edit
From Aramaic אַלְפָּא (ʾalpā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp-; compare Arabic أَلْف (ʔalf), Hebrew אֶלֶף ('élef), Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp) and Ugaritic 𐎀𐎍𐎔 (ảlp /ʾalpu/).
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
ܐܲܠܦܵܐ • (alpā) m or f (plural ܐܲܠܦܵܝܹ̈ܐ (alpāyē), construct ܐܵܠܹܦ (ālēp))
- thousand (1000)
- ܐܲܠܦܵܐ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܬܲܫܥܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ― alpā šinnē dtašˁīṯā ― a thousand years of history
- ܬܵܘܕܝܼ ܐܲܠܦܵܐ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ ― tāwdī alpā gāhē ― thank you so much (literally, “thank you a thousand times”)
Usage notes edit
- ܐܲܠܦܵܐ (alpā) is and behaves like a normal masculine noun, especially when used as part of larger numbers (2,000, 20,000, etc.); e.g. ܐܲܠܦܹܝܢ (alpēn)/ܬܪܹܝܢ ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ (trēn alpē, “two thousand”), ܚܲܡܫܵܐ ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ (ḥamšā alpē, “five thousand”), ܥܸܣܪܝܼܢ ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ (ˁisrīn alpē, “twenty thousand”).
- The plural ܐܲܠܦܲܝܹ̈ܐ (alpayyē) is used for figurative senses; e.g. thousands of something
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܐܲܠܦܵܐ (alpā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܐܲܠܦܝܼ (alpī) |
ܐܲܠܦܲܢ (alpan) | ||
| construct | ܐܲܠܦ (alp) |
2nd person | ܐܲܠܦܘܼܟ݂ (alpūḵ) |
ܐܲܠܦܵܟ݂ܝ (alpāḵ) |
ܐܲܠܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (alpāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܐܲܠܦܵܐ (alpā) |
3rd person | ܐܲܠܦܹܗ (alpēh) |
ܐܲܠܦܵܗ̇ (alpāh) |
ܐܲܠܦܗܘܿܢ (alphōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܐܲܠܦܝܼ̈ (alpī) |
ܐܲܠܦܲܢ̈ (alpan) | ||
| construct | ܐܲܠܦܲܝ̈ (alpay) |
2nd person | ܐܲܠܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (alpūḵ) |
ܐܲܠܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (alpāḵ) |
ܐܲܠܦܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (alpāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ (alpē) |
3rd person | ܐܲܠܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (alpūh) |
ܐܲܠܦ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (alpōh) |
ܐܲܠܦܗ̈ܘܿܢ (alphōn) | ||
Derived terms edit
- ܐܲܠܦܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (alpāyūṯā, “millennium”)
- ܐܲܠܦܹܝܢ (alpēn, “two thousand”)
- ܪܲܒ ܐܲܠܦܵܐ (rab alpā, “chiliarch”)
Etymology 2 edit
From Aramaic אֵלְפָא (ʾelləp̄ā), from Akkadian 𒈣 (eleppum); compare also borrowed into Ancient Greek λέμβος (lémbos).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܐܸܠܦܵܐ • (ilpā) f sg (plural ܐܸܠܦܹ̈ܐ (ilpē))
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܐܸܠܦܵܐ (ilpā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܐܸܠܦܝܼ (ilpī) |
ܐܸܠܦܲܢ (ilpan) | ||
| construct | ܐܸܠܸܦ (illip) |
2nd person | ܐܸܠܦܘܼܟ݂ (ilpūḵ) |
ܐܸܠܦܵܟ݂ܝ (ilpāḵ) |
ܐܸܠܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ilpāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܐܸܠܦܵܐ (ilpā) |
3rd person | ܐܸܠܦܹܗ (ilpēh) |
ܐܸܠܦܵܗ̇ (ilpāh) |
ܐܸܠܦܗܘܿܢ (ilphōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܐܸܠܦܝܼ̈ (ilpī) |
ܐܸܠܦܲܢ̈ (ilpan) | ||
| construct | ܐܸܠܦܲܝ̈ (ilpay) |
2nd person | ܐܸܠܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ilpūḵ) |
ܐܸܠܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ilpāḵ) |
ܐܸܠܦܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ilpāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܐܸܠܦܹ̈ܐ (ilpē) |
3rd person | ܐܸܠܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ilpūh) |
ܐܸܠܦ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ilpōh) |
ܐܸܠܦܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ilphōn) | ||
Derived terms edit
- ܐܸܠܦܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ilpōnīṯā, “small boat”)
- ܐܸܠܦܵܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ilpārūṯā, “navigation”)
- ܐܸܠܦܵܪܵܐ (ilpārā, “sailor”)
Proper noun edit
ܐܸܠܦܵܐ • (ilpā) f
- (astronomy) Argo Navis
- (astronomy) setting of Pleiades
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܐܠܦܐ • (ʾelləp̄ā) f (plural ܐܠܦܐ (ʾelləp̄ē))
Inflection edit
inflection of ܐܠܦܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܠܦ | ܐܠܦܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܠܦ | ܐܠܦܝ |
| emphatic | ܐܠܦܐ | ܐܠܦܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܠܦܝ | ܐܠܦܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܠܦܟ | ܐܠܦܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܠܦܟܝ | ܐܠܦܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܠܦܗ | ܐܠܦܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܠܦܗ | ܐܠܦܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܠܦܢ | ܐܠܦܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܠܦܟܘܢ | ܐܠܦܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܠܦܟܝܢ | ܐܠܦܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܠܦܗܘܢ | ܐܠܦܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܠܦܗܝܢ | ܐܠܦܝܗܝܢ |
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Proper noun edit
ܐܠܦܐ • (transliteration needed) f
- (astronomy) Argo Navis
- (astronomy) setting of Pleiades
Etymology 2 edit
From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp). Doublet of ܐܠܦ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܐܠܦܐ • (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Etymology 3 edit
From Proto-Semitic *ʔalp-.
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
ܐܠܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܠܦܝܐ or ܐܠܦܐ)
Inflection edit
declension of ܐܠܦܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܠܦ | ܐܠܦܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܠܦ | ܐܠܦܝ |
| emphatic | ܐܠܦܐ | ܐܠܦܝܐ, ܐܠܦܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܠܦܝ | ܐܠܦܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܠܦܟ | ܐܠܦܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܠܦܟܝ | ܐܠܦܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܠܦܗ | ܐܠܦܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܠܦܗ | ܐܠܦܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܠܦܢ | ܐܠܦܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܠܦܟܘܢ | ܐܠܦܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܠܦܟܝܢ | ܐܠܦܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܠܦܗܘܢ | ܐܠܦܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܠܦܗܝܢ | ܐܠܦܝܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “ˀlp”, 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 10b-11a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 18a-b
- 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, pages 50b-51a
Turoyo edit
| ← 100 | ← 300 | 1,000 | 1,000,000 (106) → | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | ||||
| Cardinal: ܐܰܠܦܐ (alfo) Ordinal: ܕܰܢ ܐܰܠܦܐ (dan alfo) | ||||
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
ܐܰܠܦܐ • (alfo) ?