ܡܬܘܠܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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Cardinal: ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāṯā)     Ordinal: ܬܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ (tlīṯāyā)     Multiplier: ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܐ (mtulṯā)     Fractional: ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܐ (tulṯā)

Root
ܬ ܠ ܬ (t l t)
10 terms

Cognate to Classical Syriac ܡܬ݂ܲܠܬ݂ܵܐ (mṯallṯā), Arabic مُثَلَّث (muṯallaṯ) and Hebrew מְשֻׁלָּשׁ (meshulásh). The sense of “musical instrument” is a semantic loan from English triangle.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mətull.θɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [mətul.tɑː]

Adjective

ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܐ • (mtulṯā) (feminine ܡܬܘܼܠܲܬܬܵܐ (mtūlattā), plural ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mtulṯē))

1. triple, threefold
2. triangular

Noun

ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܐ • (mtulṯā) m sg (plural ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mtulṯē))

1. (geometry) triangle (polygon with three sides and three angles)
2. (music) triangle (percussion instrument made by forming a metal rod into a triangular shape)
3. (astronomy) Triangulum

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܐ (mtulṯā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܝܼ (mtulṯī)		ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܲܢ (mtulṯan)
	construct	ܡܬܘܼܠܲܬ݂ (mtūlaṯ)	2nd person	ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (mtulṯūḵ)	ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (mtulṯāḵ)	ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mtulṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܐ (mtulṯā)	3rd person	ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܹܗ (mtulṯēh)	ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (mtulṯāh)	ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (mtulṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (mtulṯī)		ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (mtulṯan)
	construct	ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܲܝ̈ (mtulṯay)	2nd person	ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mtulṯūḵ)	ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mtulṯāḵ)	ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mtulṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mtulṯē)	3rd person	ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mtulṯūh)	ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mtulṯōh)	ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mtulṯhōn)

Hyponyms

• ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܐ ܚܠܝܼܦ ܐܸܠܥܹ̈ܐ (mtulṯā ḥlīp ilˁē, “scalene triangle”)
• ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܐ ܚܲܪܝܼܦ ܙܵܘ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mtulṯā ḥarīp zāwyāṯā, “acute triangle”)
• ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܐ ܫܘܹܐ ܐܸܠܥܹ̈ܐ (mtulṯā šwē ilˁē, “equilateral triangle”)
• ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܐ ܫܘܹܐ ܫܵܩܹ̈ܐ (mtulṯā šwē šāqē, “isosceles triangle”)
• ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܐ ܫܵܗܹܐ ܙܵܘ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mtulṯā šāhē zāwyāṯā, “obtuse triangle”)
• ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܐ ܬܪܝܼܨ ܙܵܘ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mtulṯā trīṣ zāwyāṯā, “right-angled triangle”)

 

Derived terms

• ܡܡܲܠܠܘܼܬ ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mmallūt mtulṯē, “trigonometry”)
• ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܚܘܼܒܵܐ (mtulṯā dḥubbā, “love triangle”)
• ܢܣܝܼܪܵܐ ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ (nsīrā mtulṯāyā, “triangular prism”)

Related terms

• ܬܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܝ ܙܵܘ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlīṯāy zāwyāṯā, “triangular”)