ܬܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܬ ܠ ܠ (t l l)
2 terms

ܬܠܐ ܒܩܠܥܐ ܕܐܪܒܝܠ

ܬܠܐ ܒܒܐܪ ܫܒܥ

From Aramaic תֵּלָא (tellā), from Akkadian 𒇯 (tillu [DU₆]); compare Arabic تَلّ (tall) and Hebrew תֵּל (tél).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tɪl.lɑː]

Noun

ܬܸܠܵܐ • (tillā) m sg (plural ܬܸܠܹ̈ܐ (tillē))

1. hill, mound
2. (archaeology) tell, man-made hill covering the ruins and remains of an ancient settlement
3. (colloquial) heap, pile
4. (figuratively) large amount
5. (sewing, in the plural) needlework in a relief

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܸܠܵܐ (tillā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܸܠܝܼ (tilī)		ܬܸܠܲܢ (tillan)
	construct	ܬܸܠ (til)	2nd person	ܬܸܠܘܼܟ݂ (tilūḵ)	ܬܸܠܵܟ݂ܝ (tillāḵ)	ܬܸܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tillāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܸܠܵܐ (tillā)	3rd person	ܬܸܠܹܗ (tillēh)	ܬܸܠܵܗ̇ (tillāh)	ܬܸܠܗܘܿܢ (tilhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܸܠܝܼ̈ (tilī)		ܬܸܠܲܢ̈ (tillan)
	construct	ܬܸܠܲܝ̈ (tillay)	2nd person	ܬܸܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tilūḵ)	ܬܸܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tillāḵ)	ܬܸܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tillāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܸܠܹ̈ܐ (tillē)	3rd person	ܬܸܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tilūh)	ܬܸܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tillōh)	ܬܸܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tilhōn)

Synonyms

• (hill): ܪܘܼܡܬܵܐ (rumtā)

Derived terms

• ܬܸܠ ܐܲܒܝܼܒ (til abīb, “Tel Aviv”)
• ܬܸܠ ܟܹܐܦܹ̈ܐ (til kēpē, “Tel Keppe”)
• ܬܸܠܘܿܠܬܵܐ (tilōltā, “earthwork, embankment”)
• ܬܸܠܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (tilōnīṯā, “little hill”)
• ܬܸܠܵܐ ܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ (tillā zqīpā, “Tesqopa”)

 

Etymology 2

Root
ܬ ܠ ܐ (t l ˀ)
2 terms

From Aramaic תְּלָא (təlā); cognate of Hebrew תָּלָה (talá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tɑːleː]

Verb

ܬܵܠܹܐ • (tālē) (present participle ܬܠܵܝܵܐ (tlāyā), past participle ܬܸܠܝܵܐ (tilyā))

1. (transitive) to hang, hang up, suspend

   ܬܠܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܒ݂ܠܵܐ. ― tlē lī mussāyā ˁal ḥaḇlā. ― I hung up the washing on the line.

   ܬܠܹܝܡܘܼܢ ܟܘܿܬܝܼܢܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܥܲܠ ܨܸܢܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ. ― tlēmūn kōtīnyāṯē ˁal ṣinnāryāṯē. ― Hang up your coats on the hooks.

2. (transitive, law) to hang, execute a person by hanging

   ܩܵܛܘܿܠܹ̈ܐ ܬܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܣܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܢܗܘܿܢ ܣܲܓܝܼܐܹ̈ܐ. ― qāṭōlē tilyē ìwā min bār surḥānhōn sagīˀē. ― The murderes were hanged after their numerous crimes.

3. (intransitive) to dangle, to be hung, remain suspended

   ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܬܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܬܲܛܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ. ― šrāḡāṯē tilyē ìnā min taṭlīṯā. ― The lights are hanging from the ceiling.

   ܨܘܼܪܬܵܐ ܬܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܥܲܠ ܓܘܼܕܵܐ ܒܟ̰ܗܵܪܟ̰ܘܼܒ݂ܵܐ ܫܲܦܝܼܪܵܐ. ― ṣurtā tlīṯā ìlāh ˁal guddā b-čhārčūḇā šapīrā. ― The painting is hung on the wall with a beautiful frame.

4. (intransitive) to rely, depend [+ ܥܲܠ (object) = on] or [+ ܒ- (object) = to]

   ܦܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܬܵܠܹܐ ܥܲܠ ܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܐ. ― punnāyā kē tālē ˁal šūˀālā. ― The answer depends on the question.

   ܠܹܐ ܬܵܠܲܚ ܥܲܠ ܗܸܟ̰ ܚܲܕ݇. ― lē tālaḥ ˁal hič ḥa. ― We don't depend on anyone.

   ܣܲܪܓܘܿܢ ܘܐܲܚܘܼܗܝ ܟܹܐ ܬܵܠܝܼ ܥܲܠ ܐܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ. ― sargōn w-aḥūh kē tālī ˁal iḥḏāḏē. ― Sargon and his brother depend on each other.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܬܵܠܹܐ (tālē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܬܠܹܐ ܠܝܼ (tlē lī)	ܬܠܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (tlē lūḵ)	ܬܠܹܐ ܠܹܗ (tlē lēh)	ܬܠܹܐ ܠܲܢ (tlē lan)	ܬܠܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tlē lāwḵōn)	ܬܠܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (tlē lhōn)
	f		ܬܠܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (tlē lāḵ)	ܬܠܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (tlē lāh)
non-past	m	ܬܵܠܹܝܢ (tālēn)	ܬܵܠܹܝܬ (tālēt)	ܬܵܠܹܐ (tālē)	ܬܵܠܲܚ (tālaḥ)	ܬܵܠܹܝܬܘܿܢ (tālētōn)	ܬܵܠܝܼ (tālī)
	f	ܬܵܠܝܵܢ (tālyān)	ܬܵܠܝܵܬܝ (tālyāt)	ܬܵܠܝܵܐ (tālyā)
imperative	m		ܬܠܝܼ (tlī)			ܬܠܹܝܡܘܼܢ (tlēmūn)
	f		ܬܠܹܐ (tlē)

Synonyms

• (hang): ܥܲܠܸܩ (ˁalliq), ܡܬܲܠܬܹܐ (mtaltē), ܬܲܢܕܸܠ (tandil)
• (execute): ܫܵܢܹܩ (šānēq), ܡܲܚܢܸܩ (maḥniq)
• (depend): ܗܵܘܹܐ ܫܲܪܛܵܝܵܐ (hāwē šarṭāyā)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• (rare) ܬܐܠܐ
• ܬܠܠܐ

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒇯 (tillu [DU₆]). Compare Arabic تَلّ (tall) and Hebrew תֵּל (tēl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɛllɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tɛlle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܠܐ)

1. hill
2. tell, mound, pile, earthwork, embankment
3. ruins
4. (figuratively) large amount
5. (sewing, in the plural) needlework in a relief

Inflection

    inflection of ܬܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܠ	ܬܠܝܢ
construct	ܬܠ	ܬܠܝ
emphatic	ܬܠܐ	ܬܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܠܝ	ܬܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܠܟ	ܬܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܠܟܝ	ܬܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܠܗ	ܬܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܠܗ	ܬܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܠܢ	ܬܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܠܟܘܢ	ܬܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܠܟܝܢ	ܬܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܠܗܘܢ	ܬܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܠܗܝܢ	ܬܠܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܬܠܐ • (transliteration needed) f

1. Tela, a city west of Nisibis

References

• “tl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-08-01
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 392a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 613a
• 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. 1646b