ܡܬܠܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

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Cardinal: ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāṯā)     Ordinal: ܬܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ (tlīṯāyā)     Multiplier: ܡܬܲܠܬ݂ܵܐ (mtalṯā)     Fractional: ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܐ (tulṯā)

Root
ܬ ܠ ܬ (t l t)
10 terms

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mə.tal.tɑː]

Adjective

ܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ • (mtaltā) (feminine ܡܬܲܠܲܬܬܵܐ (mtallattā), plural ܡܬܲܠܬܹ̈ܐ (mtaltē))

1. triple, threefold
2. triangular

Noun

ܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ • (mtaltā) m sg (plural ܡܬܲܠܬܹ̈ܐ (mtaltē))

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 ܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ (mtaltā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܬܲܠܬܝܼ (mtaltī)		ܡܬܲܠܬܲܢ (mtaltan)
	construct	ܡܬܲܠܲܬ (mtallat)	2nd person	ܡܬܲܠܬܘܼܟ݂ (mtaltūḵ)	ܡܬܲܠܬܵܟ݂ܝ (mtaltāḵ)	ܡܬܲܠܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mtaltāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ (mtaltā)	3rd person	ܡܬܲܠܬܹܗ (mtaltēh)	ܡܬܲܠܬܵܗ̇ (mtaltāh)	ܡܬܲܠܬܗܘܿܢ (mtalthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܬܲܠܬܝܼ̈ (mtaltī)		ܡܬܲܠܬܲܢ̈ (mtaltan)
	construct	ܡܬܲܠܬܲܝ̈ (mtaltay)	2nd person	ܡܬܲܠܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mtaltūḵ)	ܡܬܲܠܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mtaltāḵ)	ܡܬܲܠܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mtaltāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܬܲܠܬܹ̈ܐ (mtaltē)	3rd person	ܡܬܲܠܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mtaltūh)	ܡܬܲܠܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mtaltōh)	ܡܬܲܠܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mtalthōn)

Hyponyms

• ܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ ܚܠܝܼܦ ܐܸܠܥܹ̈ܐ (mtaltā ḥlīp ilˁē, “scalene triangle”)
• ܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ ܚܲܪܝܼܦ ܙܵܘܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (mtaltā ḥarīp zāwyātē, “acute triangle”)
• ܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ ܫܘܹܐ ܐܸܠܥܹ̈ܐ (mtaltā šwē ilˁē, “equilateral triangle”)
• ܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ ܫܘܹܐ ܫܵܩܹ̈ܐ (mtaltā šwē šāqē, “isosceles triangle”)
• ܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ ܫܵܗܹܐ ܙܵܘܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (mtaltā šāhē zāwyātē, “obtuse triangle”)
• ܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ ܬܪܝܼܨ ܙܵܘܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (mtaltā trīṣ zāwyātē, “right-angled triangle”)

 

Derived terms

• ܡܡܲܠܠܘܼܬ ܡܬܲܠܬܹ̈ܐ (mmallūt mtaltē, “trigonometry”)
• ܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ ܕܚܘܼܒܵܐ (mtaltā dḥubbā, “love triangle”)
• ܢܣܝܼܪܵܐ ܡܬܲܠܬܵܝܵܐ (nsīrā mtaltāyā, “triangular prism”)

Related terms

• ܬܠܝܼܬܵܝ ܙܵܘܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (tlītāy zāwyātē, “triangular”)

Etymology 2

Root
ܬ ܠ ܐ (t l ˀ)
2 terms

Reduplicated form from ܬܵܠܹܐ (tālē, “to suspend, hang up”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mtallteː]

Verb

ܡܬܲܠܬܹܐ • (mtaltē) (present participle ܡܬܲܠܬܘܿܝܹܐ (mtaltōyē), past participle ܡܬܘܼܠܬܝܵܐ (mtultyā))

1. (intransitive, transitive) to (intentionally) hang, dangle

   ܗܘܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܡܬܲܠܬܘܿܝܹܐ ܒܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ

   hwē lāh mtaltōyē b-īlānā

   She’s dangling on the tree.

2. to swing from bar to bar, pole to pole, etc.

See also

• ܡܕܲܢܕܸܠ (mdandil, “to dangle”)
• ܡܕܲܘܕܸܠ (mdawdil, “to dangle”)