ܠܠܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܠܘܿܠܵܝ (lōlāy)

Etymology

Children’s language and derived from ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (laylē, “night, nighttime”)

Pronunciation

• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [lallaːjeː]

Noun

ܠܲܠܵܝܹܐ • (lallāyē) ?

1. (childish) bedtime, sleep

Interjection

ܠܲܠܵܝܹܐ • (lallāyē)

1. (childish) bedtime! let’s go sleep!

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *layl-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [leljɑ], [lɛljɑ]

Noun

ܠܹܠܝܵܐ • (lēlyā) m (plural ܠܝܠܘܬܐ or ܠܝܠܐ)

1. night

Usage notes

• The construct state of this word is not used.

Inflection

    declension of ܠܠܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܠܠܝ ,ܠܝܠܝ ,ܠܝܠܐ	ܠܝܠܘܢ ,ܠܝܠܝܢ
construct	(ܠܠܝ ,ܠܝܠܝ ,ܠܝܠܐ)	(ܠܝܠܘܬ ,ܠܝܠܝ)
emphatic	ܠܠܝܐ	ܠܝܠܘܬܐ ,ܠܝܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܠܠܝܝ	ܠܝܠܘܬܝ ,ܠܝܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܠܠܝܟ	ܠܝܠܘܬܟ ,ܠܝܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܠܠܝܟܝ	ܠܝܠܘܬܟܝ ,ܠܝܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܠܠܝܗ	ܠܝܠܘܬܗ ,ܠܝܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܠܠܝܗ	ܠܝܠܘܬܗ ,ܠܝܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܠܠܝܢ	ܠܝܠܘܬܢ ,ܠܝܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܠܠܝܟܘܢ	ܠܝܠܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܠܝܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܠܠܝܟܝܢ	ܠܝܠܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܠܝܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܠܠܝܗܘܢ	ܠܝܠܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܠܝܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܠܠܝܗܝܢ	ܠܝܠܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܠܝܠܝܗܝܢ

Antonyms

• ܐܝܡܡܐ

Derived terms

• ܒܪ ܠܠܝܐ
• ܠܝܠܝ ܐܝܡܡ
• ܠܝܠܝܐ
• ܦܠܓܘܬ ܠܠܝܐ

References

• “lyly”, 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, p. 172b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 242b
• 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, p. 691a