ܥܠܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Root
ܥ ܠ ܐ (ˁ l ˀ)
6 terms

From Aramaic עֵלָא (ˁēlla, “position that is above”, a defective noun) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

ܥܸܠܵܝܵܐ • (ˁillāyā) (feminine ܥܸܠܵܝܬܵܐ (ˁillāytā), plural ܥܸܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ˁillāyē))

upper, uppermost
advanced, superior
ܕܘܼܪ̈ܵܫܘܼܗܝ ܥܸܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܒܸܬ ܟܵܬܪܝܼ ܒܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܕܐܵܝܬܵܐ.
dūrāšūh ˁillāyē bit kātrī b-šēttā d-āytā.
His advanced studies will continue next year.
higher, maximum
ܣܵܟ݂ܵܐ ܕܩܲܠܝܼܠܘܼܬܵܐ ܥܸܠܵܝܬܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܐܸܫܬܝܼ ܟܝܼܠܘܿܡܝܼܛܪܹ̈ܐ ܒܫܵܥܬܵܐ.
sāḵā d-qalīlūtā ˁillāytā ìlēh ištī kīlōmīṭrē bšāˁtā.
The maximum speed limit is sixty kilometers per hour.
(in places names) upper
ܛܝܵܪܹܐ ܥܸܠܵܝܬܵܐ ― ṭyārē ˁillāytā ― Upper Tyari

ܓܠܝܼܠܵܐ ܥܸܠܵܝܬܵܐ ― glīlā ˁillāytā ― Upper Galilee
superlative degree of ܪܵܡܵܐ (rāmā); tallest, highest
Synonym: ܛܵܒ݂ ܪܵܡܵܐ (ṭāḇ rāmā)

|aii=ܥܸܠܵܝܹܗ ܬܲܚܬܵܝܹܗ
ܡܵܘܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܥܸܠܵܝܵܐ (māwtḇā ˁillāyā, “the Supreme Council”)
ܢܲܘܕܵܐ ܥܸܠܵܝܵܐ (nawdā ˁillāyā, “high frequency”)
ܓܒ݂ܝܼܢܵܐ ܥܸܠܵܝܵܐ (gḇīnā ˁillāyā, “the upper eyelid”)
ܒܵܩܵܐ ܥܸܠܵܝܵܐ (bāqā ˁillāyā, “multi-drug resistant bacteria”, literally “super bug”)
ܕܘܼܪ̈ܵܫ݂ܹܐ ܥܸܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ (“advanced studies”)

ܥܸܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ • (ˁillāyē) m pl (plural only)

Inflection of ܥܸܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ˁillāyē)