ܛܠܝܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Semitic *ṭalay- originally meaning a young of certain animals, like English kid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtˤal.jɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tˤ(ə.)ˈlaj.jɑ], [tˤ(ə.)ˈlɑ.je] (plural)

Adjective

ܛܠܝܐ • (ṭalyā) m (plural ܛܠܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܛܠܝܬܐ‎)

  1. young, youthful, childish
  2. new, recent, latest, last
  3. next, following
Inflection

Irregular masculine singular absolute and construct forms ending in Aleph rather than Yodh.

Noun

ܛܠܝܐ • (ṭalyā) m (plural ܛܠܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܛܠܝܬܐ‎ (ṭəlīṯā))

  1. boy, child (from seven to twelve years old)
  2. servant
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Old Armenian: տղայ (tłay)
    • Armenian: տղա (tła)
      • → Adyghe: [script needed] (tɣa, “young man”)[1]
      • → Azerbaijani: dığa
      • → Northern Kurdish: tiẍa
      • → Turkish: dığa, tığa

Etymology 2

Modified from above.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tˤɛlˈlɑ.jɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tˤɛlˈlɑ.je] (plural)

Noun

ܛܠܝܐ • (ṭellāyā) m (plural ܛܠܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܛܠܝܬܐ‎ (ṭellāytā))

  1. unmarried youth, bachelor
  2. freeborn youth
Inflection

References

  • “ṭly”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-01-07
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 127a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 174a, b
  • 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, page 531b
  1. Loewe, Louis (1854) A dictionary of the Circassian language, London: George Bell, page 89
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