Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܪ ܡ ܠ (r m l)
1 term
 
ܬܪܡܠܐ

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac; compare Hebrew תַּרְמִיל (tarmíl, satchel, backpack).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [tarmɑːlɑː]

Noun

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ܬܲܪܡܵܠܵܐ (tarmālāf sg (plural ܬܲܪ̈ܡܵܠܹܐ (tarmālē))

  1. wallet, purse
    Synonym: ܓ̰ܸܙܕܵܢܵܐ (jizdānā)
    ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܓܢܝܼܒ݂ ܠܹܗ ܟܠܹܗ ܟܸܣܦܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܓܵܘ ܬܲܪܡܵܠܵܐ ܕܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ.
    gannāḇā gnīḇ lēh kullēh kispā min gāw tarmālā d-sāḇā.
    The thief stole all the money from inside the old man’s wallet.
  2. (business, finance, politics) portfolio
    ܒܢܝܼ ܬܲܪܡܵܠܘܼܟ݂ ܥܲܡ ܬܲܦܢܟ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ ܘܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂.
    bnī tarmālūḵ ˁam tapnḵūḵ w-pulḥānūḵ.
    Build your portfolio with your designs and works.

Inflection

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܪ-ܡ-ܠ (r-m-l).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tarmɑlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tarmɑle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܬܪܡܠܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܬܪܡܠܐ)

  1. wallet
  2. scrip, bag, haversack, case

Inflection

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References

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  • trml”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 397b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 621a
  • 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. 1669a