ܡܠܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
| Root |
|---|
| ܡ ܠ ܠ (m l l) |
| 6 terms |
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic מֵלְּתָא (melləṯā); compare Hebrew מִלָּה (milá) with the sense of “logos” a semantic loan from Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ • (milṯā) f sg (plural ܡܸܠܹ̈ܐ (millē) or ܡܸܠܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (millāṯē))
- word
- Synonym: ܬܲܢܲܝܬܵܐ (tannaytā)
- saying, sentence, statement, speech
- Synonym: ܐܸܡܵܪܬܵܐ (immārtā)
- thing, matter, affair, case, cause, reason
- pledge, promise; consent, permission
- Synonym: ܬܲܢܲܝܬܵܐ (tannaytā)
- (grammar) verb
- (Christianity) Logos
- John 1:1
- ܒܪܵܫܝܼܬ݂ ܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ. ܘܗ̇ܘ ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܘܵܬ݂ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ. ܘܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ.
- brāšīṯ īwā milṯā. w-awa milṯā ìwā lwāṯ alāhā. w-alāhā ìwā awa milṯā.
- In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- John 1:1
Usage notes edit
The sense of “Logos” is masculine while all other senses are feminine.
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ (milṯā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܡܸܠܬ݂ܝܼ (milṯī) |
ܡܸܠܬ݂ܲܢ (milṯan) | ||
| construct | ܡܸܠܲܬ݂ (millaṯ) |
2nd person | ܡܸܠܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (milṯūḵ) |
ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (milṯāḵ) |
ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (milṯāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ (milṯā) |
3rd person | ܡܸܠܬ݂ܹܗ (milṯēh) |
ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (milṯāh) |
ܡܸܠܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (milṯhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܡܸܠܝܼ̈ (milī) |
ܡܸܠܲܢ̈ (millan) | ||
| construct | ܡܸܠܲܝ̈ (millay) |
2nd person | ܡܸܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (milūḵ) |
ܡܸܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (millāḵ) |
ܡܸܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (millāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܡܸܠܹ̈ܐ (millē) |
3rd person | ܡܸܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (milūh) |
ܡܸܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (millōh) |
ܡܸܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (milhōn) | ||
Derived terms edit
- ܡܸܠܬ݂ܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (milṯōnīṯā, “little word”)
- ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ (milṯāyā, “verbal”)
- ܡܸܠܲܬ݂ ܦܣܵܣܵܐ (millaṯ psāsā, “password”)
- ܡܸܠܲܬ݂ ܫܘܼܒ݂ܚܵܐ (mellaṯ šuḇḥā, “doxology”)
- ܡܸܠܲܬ݂ܫܡܵܐ (millaṯšmā, “participle”)
- ܥܲܠܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁalmilṯā, “adverb”)
- ܦܘܼܫܵܩ ܡܸܠܹ̈ܐ (pūšāq millē, “dictionary”)
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
From the root ܡ-ܠ-ܠ (m-l-l) related to speaking; compare Hebrew מִלָּה (millâ). The sense of “logos” is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈmɛl.(lə.)θɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈmɪl.θɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈmel.θo]
Noun edit
ܡܠܬܐ • (melləṯā) c (plural ܡܠܐ (mellē))
- word
- meaning, definition
- saying, sentence, statement
- (grammar) verb; voice
- discourse, tract, speech, narration
- proverb
- precept, command
- intelligence, reason, logic
- thing, matter, affair
- fact, case, cause, reason
- pledge, promise
- consent, permission
- (Christianity) logos
Usage notes edit
The sense of "logos" is usually masculine while all other senses are usually feminine.
Inflection edit
declension of ܡܠܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܠܐ | ܡܠܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܠܬ | ܡܠܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܠܬܐ | ܡܠܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܠܬܝ | ܡܠܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܠܬܟ | ܡܠܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܠܬܟܝ | ܡܠܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܠܬܗ | ܡܠܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܠܬܗ | ܡܠܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܠܬܢ | ܡܠܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܠܬܟܘܢ | ܡܠܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܠܬܟܝܢ | ܡܠܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܠܬܗܘܢ | ܡܠܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܠܬܗܝܢ | ܡܠܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms edit
- ܡܠܘܢܝܬܐ (mellōnīṯā, “little word”)
- ܡܠܬ ܫܘܒܚܐ (mellaṯ šuḇḥā, “doxology”)
- ܡܠܬ ܫܡܐ (mellaṯ šəmā, “adjective, participle”)
- ܡܠܬ ܫܡܐ ܓܕܝܡܬܐ (mellaṯ šəmā gəḏīmtā, “predicate adjective”)
- ܡܠܬ ܫܡܐ ܡܝܡܝܬܐ (mellaṯ šəmā mīmāytā, “infinitive”)
- ܡܠܬܐ ܚܫܘܫܬܐ (melləṯā ḥāšōštā, “passive voice”)
- ܡܠܬܐ ܥܒܘܕܬܐ (melləṯā ʿāḇōḏtā, “active voice”)
- ܡܠܬܐ ܦܩܘܕܬܐ (melləṯā pāqōḏtā, “imperative”)
- ܡܠܬܘܢܝܬܐ (melləṯōnīṯā, “little word”)
- ܥܠ ܡܠܬܐ (ʿal melləṯā, “adverb”)
References edit
- “mlh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-09
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 183a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 274b-275a
- 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 775a-b