ܡܟܠܟܠ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
editEtymology
edit| Root |
|---|
| ܟ ܠ ܟ ܠ (k l k l) |
| 2 terms |
Onomatopoeic and reduplicated. Alternatively from ܡܟܲܠܸܠ (mkallil, “to crown”) because this is done also when the couple is crowned during the marriage ceremony, and some dialects also use that verb for ululating. It is possible that that form was the original.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editܡܟܲܠܟܸܠ • (mkalkil) (present participle ܡܟܲܠܟܘܿܠܹܐ (mkalkōlē), past participle ܡܟܘܼܠܟܠܵܐ (mkulklā))
- to ululate (to emit a series of high-pitched noises, done by Middle Eastern women at times of celebration)
Conjugation
editConjugation of ܡܟܲܠܟܸܠ (mkalkil)
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| past | m | ܡܟܘܼܠܟܸܠ ܠܝܼ (mkulkil lī) |
ܡܟܘܼܠܟܸܠ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mkulkil lūḵ) |
ܡܟܘܼܠܟܸܠ ܠܹܗ (mkulkil lēh) |
ܡܟܘܼܠܟܸܠ ܠܲܢ (mkulkil lan) |
ܡܟܘܼܠܟܸܠ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mkulkil lāwḵōn) |
ܡܟܘܼܠܟܸܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mkulkil lhōn) |
| f | ܡܟܘܼܠܟܸܠ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mkulkil lāḵ) |
ܡܟܘܼܠܟܸܠ ܠܵܗ̇ (mkulkil lāh) | |||||
| non-past | m | ܡܟܲܠܟܠܸܢ (mkalklin) |
ܡܟܲܠܟܠܸܬ (mkalklit) |
ܡܟܲܠܟܸܠ (mkalkil) |
ܡܟܲܠܟܠܲܚ (mkalklaḥ) |
ܡܟܲܠܟܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mkalklītōn) |
ܡܟܲܠܟܠܝܼ (mkalklī) |
| f | ܡܟܲܠܟܠܲܢ (mkalkullan) |
ܡܟܲܠܟܠܵܬܝ (mkalklāt) |
ܡܟܲܠܟܠܵܐ (mkalklā) | ||||
| imperative | m | ܟܲܠܟܸܠ (kalkil) |
ܟܲܠܟܠܘܼܢ (kalklūn) |
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| f | ܟܲܠܟܸܠܝ (kalkil) | ||||||
Derived terms
edit- ܟܘܼܠܟܵܠܵܐ (kulkālā, “ululation”)