Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܥ ܠ ܐ (ˁ l ˀ)
6 terms

From Aramaic עַל (ʿal); compare Hebrew עַל ('al), Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā).

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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ܥܲܠ (ˁal)

  1. on, upon, onto
    ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢšlāmā ˁallāwḵōnhello (literally, “peace be upon you”)
    ܟܵܣܵܐ ܕܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܦܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ.kāsā d-ḥalḇā ìlēh ˁal pāṯōrā.The glass of milk is on the table.
  2. (by extension) with a hint of
    ܓܠܝܼܕܬܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܓܵܘܙܹ̈ܐglīdtā ˁal gāwzēwalnut-flavored ice cream (literally, “ice cream on walnuts”)
    ܡܲܣܬܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܬܘܼܬ݂ܹ̈ܐmastā ˁal tūṯēstrawberry-flavoured yoghurt (literally, “yoghurt on strawberries”)
  3. against
    ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ ܥܲܠܘܼܗܝ ܘܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ ܐܸܠܘܼܗܝ.riˁyānā ˁalūh w-riˁyānā ilūh.Opinion against it and reasons for it.
    ܓܸܢܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ.ginyā ìwen wā ˁal īlānā.I was leaning against the tree.
  4. about, concerning
    ܡܬܘܼܢܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܐܸܠܝܼ ܥܲܠ ܡܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ.mtūnē lāh ilī ˁal mā wē lēh.She told me about what happened.
    ܡܡܘܼܠܸܠ ܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܫܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ.mmūlil lēh ˁal šaḇrūṯēh.He talked about his childhood.

Usage notes

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  • (on): This word is used when something is directly on top of another thing. When something is in general above it, the phrase ܠܥܸܠ ܡ̣ܢ (lˁil min) is used.

Inflection

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    Inflection of ܥܲܠ (ˁal)
Base Form ܥܲܠ
(ˁal)
Personal-pronoun including forms singular plural
m f
1st person ܥܲܠܝܼ
(ˁalī)
ܥܲܠܲܢ
(ˁallan)
2nd person ܥܲܠܘܼܟ݂
(ˁalūḵ)
ܥܲܠܵܟ݂ܝ
(ˁallāḵ)
ܥܲܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ˁallāwḵōn)
3rd person ܥܲܠܘܼܗܝ
(ˁalūh)
ܥܲܠܘܿܗ̇
(ˁallōh)
ܥܲܠܗܘܿܢ
(ˁalhōn)

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