ܥܠܘܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕɛlwɑ(ʔ)], [ʕalwɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕɛlwe(ʔ)], [ʕalwe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܠܘܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܠܘܐ)

1. bag, skin, leathern bottle
2. bellows
3. spirit of the dead

Inflection

    inflection of ܥܠܘܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܠܘ	ܥܠܘܝܢ
construct	ܥܠܘ	ܥܠܘܝ
emphatic	ܥܠܘܐ	ܥܠܘܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܠܘܝ	ܥܠܘܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܠܘܟ	ܥܠܘܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܠܘܟܝ	ܥܠܘܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܠܘܗ	ܥܠܘܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܠܘܗ	ܥܠܘܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܠܘܢ	ܥܠܘܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܠܘܟܘܢ	ܥܠܘܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܠܘܟܝܢ	ܥܠܘܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܠܘܗܘܢ	ܥܠܘܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܠܘܗܝܢ	ܥܠܘܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܥ-ܠ-ܐ (ʿ-l-ʾ) related to raising up.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə)lɑwɑ(ʔ)], [ʕɛllɑwɑ(ʔ)], [ʕɛlwɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə)lɑwe(ʔ)], [ʕɛllɑwe(ʔ)], [ʕɛlwe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܠܘܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܠܘܐ)

1. waking up, awakening, lucidity, waking life

Usage notes

This word is often used in the plural.

Inflection

    inflection of ܥܠܘܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܠܘ	ܥܠܘܝܢ
construct	ܥܠܘ	ܥܠܘܝ
emphatic	ܥܠܘܐ	ܥܠܘܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܠܘܝ	ܥܠܘܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܠܘܟ	ܥܠܘܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܠܘܟܝ	ܥܠܘܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܠܘܗ	ܥܠܘܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܠܘܗ	ܥܠܘܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܠܘܢ	ܥܠܘܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܠܘܟܘܢ	ܥܠܘܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܠܘܟܝܢ	ܥܠܘܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܠܘܗܘܢ	ܥܠܘܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܠܘܗܝܢ	ܥܠܘܝܗܝܢ

Antonyms

• ܚܠܡܐ

References

• “ˁlwˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-21
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 253a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 414a
• 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. 1100a