ܠܝܠܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
Disputed:
- Possibly originally the plural formation of Aramaic לֵילְיָא/ܠܹܠܝܵܐ (lēlyā),
- Otherwise from Aramaic לילא/ܠܹܝܠܹܐ (lēlē), the absolute state of Aramaic לֵילְיָא/ܠܹܠܝܵܐ (lēlyā)
Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *layl-; compare Arabic لَيْلَة (layla), Hebrew לַיְלָה (láyla) and Akkadian 𒆥𒋝 (līliātum).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܠܲܝܠܹܐ • (laylē) m sg (plural ܠܲܝ̈ܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (laylāwāṯē))
- night, nighttime (period between sunset and sunrise when the sky is dark)
- Antonyms: ܝܵܘܡܵܐ (yāwmā), ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (īmāmā)
- ܠܲܝܠܹܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܝܼܠܹܗ ܪܵܘܒܵܢܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ.
- laylē yatīr īlēh rāwbānā min yāwmā gāw d-aya mḏītā.
- Night is noisier than day in this city.
- Luke 17:34:
- ܒܹܐ݇ܡܵܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܐܸܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ، ܒܗ̇ܘ ܠܲܝܠܹܐ ܬܪܹܝܢ ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܝܼ ܓܵܘ ܚܕ݂ܵܐ ܫܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ؛ ܚܲܕ݇ ܒܸܬ ܦܵܐܹܫ ܠܘܼܒܠܵܐ ܘܗ̇ܘ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ ܫܒ݂ܝܼܩܵܐ.
- bēmārā ìwen illāwḵōn, b-awa laylē trēn bit hāwī gāw ḥḏā šwīṯā; ḥa bit pāˀēš lublā w-awa ḥēnā šḇīqā.
- I tell you, in that night there will be two men in one bed: the one will be taken and the other will be left.
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (laylē)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܠܲܝܠܝܼ (laylī) |
ܠܲܝܠܲܢ (laylan) | ||
| construct | ܠܹܝܠ (lēl) |
2nd person | ܠܲܝܠܘܼܟ݂ (laylūḵ) |
ܠܲܝܠܵܟ݂ܝ (laylāḵ) |
ܠܲܝܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (laylāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (laylē) |
3rd person | ܠܲܝܠܘܼܗܝ (laylūh) |
ܠܲܝܠܘܿܗ̇ (laylōh) |
ܠܲܝܠܗܘܿܢ (laylhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܠܲܝܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (laylāwāṯī) |
ܠܲܝܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (laylāwāṯan) | ||
| construct | ܠܲܝ̈ܠܵܘܵܬ݂ (laylāwāṯ) |
2nd person | ܠܲܝܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (laylāwāṯūḵ) |
ܠܲܝܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (laylāwāṯāḵ) |
ܠܲܝܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (laylāwāṯāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܠܲܝ̈ܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (laylāwāṯē) |
3rd person | ܠܲܝ̈ܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (laylāwāṯēh) |
ܠܲܝ̈ܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (laylāwāṯāh) |
ܠܲܝܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (laylāwāṯhōn) | ||
Coordinate terms edit
- (times of day) ܥܸܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܵܘܡܵܐ (ˁiddānē d-yāwmā); ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (īmāmā, “daytime”), ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܐ (nuḡhā, “dawn”), ܕܸܢܚܵܐ (dinḥā, “sunrise”), ܨܲܦܪܵܐ (ṣaprā, “morning”), ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (ṭahrā, “noon, afternoon”), ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁrāḇā, “sunset”), ܢܘܼܨܦܵܐ (nuṣpā, “dusk”), ܪܲܡܫܵܐ (ramšā, “evening”), ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ (palgā d-laylē, “midnight”), ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (laylē, “nighttime”) (Category: aii:Times of day)
Derived terms edit
- ܐܸܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ (idlaylē, “tonight”)
- ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ (b-laylē, “at night”)
- ܠܲܝܠܘܿܢܵܐ (laylōnā, “twilight”)
- ܠܲܝܠܵܐ ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (laylā ḥwārā, literally “white night”)
- ܠܲܝܠܵܐܝܼ (laylāˀī)
- ܠܲܝܠܵܐܝܼܬ (laylāˀīt, “nightly”)
- ܠܲܝܠܵܝܵܐ (laylāyā, “nocturnal”)
- ܠܲܝܠܹܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ (laylē ṭāḇā, “goodnight”)
- ܠܹܝܠܲܝ ܘܐܝܼܡܵܡ (lēlay w-īmām, “day and night, continuously”)