ܐܠܨܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܠ ܨ (ˀ l ṣ)
3 terms

From the active participle of verb ܐܵܠܹܨ (ālēṣ) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɑlːsˤɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܐܵܠܨܵܝܵܐ • (ālṣāyā) (feminine ܐܵܠܨܵܝܬܵܐ (ālṣāytā), plural ܐܵܠܨܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ālṣāyē))

1. necessary, obligatory, compulsory
2. important, significant
3. essential, substantial
4. compelled

Derived terms

• ܐܵܠܨܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ālṣāˀīṯ)