ܬܐܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish تل (tīl), from Armenian թել (tʻel, “thread”); compare Arabic تِيل (tīl), Hebrew תַּיִל (tayil), Northern Kurdish تێل (têl) and Greek τέλι (téli).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [teːʔlɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [tiːlɑː]

Noun

ܬܹܐܠܵܐ • (tēlā) m (plural ܬܹܐܠܹ̈ܐ (tēlē))

1. wire

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܹܐܠܵܐ (tēlā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܹܐܠܝܼ (tēlī)		ܬܹܐܠܲܢ (tēlan)
	construct	ܬܹܐܠ (tēl)	2nd person	ܬܹܐܠܘܼܟ݂ (tēlūḵ)	ܬܹܐܠܵܟ݂ܝ (tēlāḵ)	ܬܹܐܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tēlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܹܐܠܵܐ (tēlā)	3rd person	ܬܹܐܠܹܗ (tēlēh)	ܬܹܐܠܵܗ̇ (tēlāh)	ܬܹܐܠܗܘܿܢ (tēlhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܹܐܠܝܼ̈ (tēlī)		ܬܹܐܠܲܢ̈ (tēlan)
	construct	ܬܹܐܠܲܝ̈ (tēlay)	2nd person	ܬܹܐܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tēlūḵ)	ܬܹܐܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tēlāḵ)	ܬܹܐܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tēlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܹܐܠܹ̈ܐ (tēlē)	3rd person	ܬܹܐܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tēlūh)	ܬܹܐܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tēlōh)	ܬܹܐܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tēlhōn)

Derived terms

• ܓܠܝܼܙ ܬܹܐܠܵܐ (glīz tēlā, “wireless”)