Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ܥ ܠ ܠ (ˁ l l)
11 terms

Noun of place derived from the verb ܥܵܠܹܠ (ˁālēl, to enter).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [maʕ.lɑː]

Noun

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ܡܲܥܠܵܐ (maˁlām sg (plural ܡܲܥܠܹ̈ܐ (maˁlē))

  1. entrance, entryway, way in
  2. (figurative) introduction, beginning, commencement
    Synonym: ܫܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ (šurrāyā)
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Etymology 2

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Root
ܥ ܠ ܐ (ˁ l ˀ)
6 terms

Causative of ܥܵܠܹܐ (ˁālē, to ascend).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [maʕ.leː]

Verb

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ܡܲܥܠܹܐ (maˁlē) (present participle ܡܲܥܠܘܿܝܹܐ (maˁlōyē), past participle ܡܘܼܥܠܝܵܐ (muˁlyā))

  1. (transitive, physically) to position or make higher/high, elevate, raise see usage notes
    Antonym: ܡܲܚܬܹܐ (maḥtē)
    ܐܲܥܠܝܼ ܐܝܼܕ݂ܘܿܟ݂ ܕܕܵܓ݂ܲܢ ܠܘܿܟ݂aˁlī īḏōḵ ddāḡan lōḵRaise your hand so I can see you.
    ܐܲܥܠܝܼ ܠܹܗ ܦܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ ܕܟܵܢܫܸܢ ܬ݇ܚܘܿܬ݂ܹܗaˁlī lēh pāṯōrā dkānšin ḥōṯēhElevate the table so I can clean under it.
  2. to turn up volume
Usage notes
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  • (to position higher): This verb is used for literally and physically elevating something or someone’s position, and not, for example, bringing something upstairs, or any figurative usage. For that, the verb ܡܲܣܸܩ (massiq) is used, where there may sometimes be semantic overlap.

Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܥ-ܠ-ܠ (ʿ-l-l) related to entering.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [maʕlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [maʕle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܡܥܠܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܡܥܠܐ)

  1. entrance
  2. coming, return, arrival
  3. introduction, beginning, commencement
  4. dedication

Inflection

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References

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  • mˁl”, 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. 252b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 289a
  • 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. 801a