ܡܛܠܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܛ ܠ ܠ (ṭ l l)
2 terms

Etymology

Compare Arabic مِظَلَّة (miẓalla) and Hebrew מְצִילָּה (metzilá) with the sense of “sukkot” a calque of Biblical Hebrew סֻכּוֹת (sukkôṯ).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [mətˤal.ləθɑː]

Noun

ܡܛܲܠܬ݂ܵܐ • (mṭalṯā) f sg (plural ܡܛܲܠܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mṭallāṯē) or ܡܛܲܠܹ̈ܐ (mṭallē))

1. awning, shade, alcove, canopy
2. booth, hut, shed, tent, tabernacle, sukkah
3. (Judaism, in the plural) Sukkot
4. (modern) umbrella, parasol

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܛܲܠܬ݂ܵܐ (mṭalṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܛܲܠܬ݂ܝܼ (mṭalṯī)		ܡܛܲܠܬ݂ܲܢ (mṭalṯan)
	construct	ܡܛܲܠܲܬ݂ (mṭallaṯ)	2nd person	ܡܛܲܠܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (mṭalṯūḵ)	ܡܛܲܠܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (mṭalṯāḵ)	ܡܛܲܠܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mṭalṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܛܲܠܬ݂ܵܐ (mṭalṯā)	3rd person	ܡܛܲܠܬ݂ܹܗ (mṭalṯēh)	ܡܛܲܠܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (mṭalṯāh)	ܡܛܲܠܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (mṭalṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܛܲܠܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (mṭallāṯī)		ܡܛܲܠܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (mṭallāṯan)
	construct	ܡܛܲܠܵܬ݂̈ (mṭallāṯ)	2nd person	ܡܛܲܠܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mṭallāṯūḵ)	ܡܛܲܠܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mṭallāṯāḵ)	ܡܛܲܠܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mṭallāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܛܲܠܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mṭallāṯē)	3rd person	ܡܛܲܠܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mṭallāṯūh)	ܡܛܲܠܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mṭallāṯōh)	ܡܛܲܠܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mṭallāṯhōn)

Hyponyms

• (umbrella): ܡܲܛܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (maṭṭārīṯā), ܫܲܡܵܫܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šammāšīṯā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܛ-ܠ-ܠ (ṭ-l-l) related to shading. Compare Arabic مِظَلَّة (miẓalla) and Hebrew מְצִילָּה (məṣîllâ). The sense of "Sukkot" is a calque of Hebrew סֻכּוֹת (sukkôṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m(ə)tˤall(ə)θɑ]

Noun

ܡܛܠܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܛܐܠܠܐ or ܡܛܐܠܐ or ܡܛܠܠܐ or ܡܛܠܐ)

1. booth, hut, shed, tent, tabernacle, sukkah
2. (Judaism, in the plural) Sukkot

Inflection

    declension of ܡܛܠܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܛܠܐ	ܡܛܐܠܠܝܢ ,ܡܛܐܠܝܢ ,ܡܛܠܠܝܢ ,ܡܛܠܝܢ
construct	ܡܛܠܬ	ܡܛܐܠܠܝ ,ܡܛܐܠܝ ,ܡܛܠܠܝ ,ܡܛܠܝ
emphatic	ܡܛܠܬܐ	ܡܛܐܠܠܐ ,ܡܛܐܠܐ ,ܡܛܠܠܐ ,ܡܛܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܛܠܬܝ	ܡܛܐܠܠܝ ,ܡܛܐܠܝ ,ܡܛܠܠܝ ,ܡܛܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܛܠܬܟ	ܡܛܐܠܠܝܟ ,ܡܛܐܠܝܟ ,ܡܛܠܠܝܟ ,ܡܛܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܛܠܬܟܝ	ܡܛܐܠܠܝܟܝ ,ܡܛܐܠܝܟܝ ,ܡܛܠܠܝܟܝ ,ܡܛܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܛܠܬܗ	ܡܛܐܠܠܘܗܝ ,ܡܛܐܠܘܗܝ ,ܡܛܠܠܘܗܝ ,ܡܛܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܛܠܬܗ	ܡܛܐܠܠܝܗ ,ܡܛܐܠܝܗ ,ܡܛܠܠܝܗ ,ܡܛܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܛܠܬܢ	ܡܛܐܠܠܝܢ ,ܡܛܐܠܝܢ ,ܡܛܠܠܝܢ ,ܡܛܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܛܠܬܟܘܢ	ܡܛܐܠܠܝܟܘܢ ,ܡܛܐܠܝܟܘܢ ,ܡܛܠܠܝܟܘܢ ,ܡܛܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܛܠܬܟܝܢ	ܡܛܐܠܠܝܟܝܢ ,ܡܛܐܠܝܟܝܢ ,ܡܛܠܠܝܟܝܢ ,ܡܛܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܛܠܬܗܘܢ	ܡܛܐܠܠܝܗܘܢ ,ܡܛܐܠܝܗܘܢ ,ܡܛܠܠܝܗܘܢ ,ܡܛܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܛܠܬܗܝܢ	ܡܛܐܠܠܝܗܝܢ ,ܡܛܐܠܝܗܝܢ ,ܡܛܠܠܝܗܝܢ ,ܡܛܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mṭlh”, 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. 126b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 267b
• 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. 748a