Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܝ ܠ ܦ (y l p)
5 terms

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܝܵܠܘܿܦܵܐ (yālōpām sg (plural ܝܵܠܘܿܦܹ̈ܐ (yālōpē), feminine ܝܵܠܘܿܦܬܵܐ (yālōptā))

  1. student, pupil
  2. learner

Declension

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܝ-ܠ-ܦ (y-l-p), related to learning.

Pronunciation

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  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [jɑˈlo.fɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [jɑˈlo.pɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [joˈlu.fo]

Noun

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ܝܠܘܦܐ (yālōp̄ām (plural ܝܠܘܦܐ (yālōp̄ē), singular feminine counterpart ܝܠܘܦܬܐ (yālōp̄tā))

  1. disciple, student, pupil, learner
    Synonym: ܬܠܡܝܕܐ
  2. beginner

Inflection

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References

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  • ylwp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-07-26
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 141a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 192b
  • 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 574a