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
Synonyms
Derived terms

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
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

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
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