ܠܝܛܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
    
    Etymology
    
From Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra), the sense of “litre” is a semantic loan from French litre.
Pronunciation
    
- (standard) IPA(key): [liːtˤrɑː]
Inflection
    
Inflection of ܠܝܼܛܪܵܐ (liṭrā) 
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܠܝܼܛܪܝܼ (liṭrī) | ܠܝܼܛܪܲܢ (liṭran) | ||
| construct | ܠܝܼܛܲܪ (līṭar) | 2nd person | ܠܝܼܛܪܘܼܟ݂ (liṭruḵ) | ܠܝܼܛܪܵܟ݂ܝ (liṭrāḵ) | ܠܝܼܛܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (liṭrāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܠܝܼܛܪܵܐ (liṭrā) | 3rd person | ܠܝܼܛܪܹܗ (liṭrēh) | ܠܝܼܛܪܘܿܗ̇ (liṭroh) | ܠܝܼܛܪܗܘܿܢ (liṭrhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܠܝܼܛܪ̈ܝܼ (liṭrī) | ܠܝܼܛܪ̈ܲܢ (liṭran) | ||
| construct | ܠܝܼܛܪ̈ܲܝ (liṭray) | 2nd person | ܠܝܼܛܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (liṭruḵ) | ܠܝܼܛܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (liṭrāḵ) | ܠܝܼܛܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (liṭrāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܠܝܼܛܪܹ̈ܐ (liṭrē) | 3rd person | ܠܝܼܛܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (liṭruh) | ܠܝܼܛܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (liṭroh) | ܠܝܼܛܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (liṭrhon) | ||
Classical Syriac
    
    Alternative forms
    
- ܪܝܛܠܐ (rīṭlā)
Etymology
    
From Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra).
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [litˤrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [litˤre] (plural)
Usage notes
    
- While this word is normally considered masculine, it may occasionally be feminine.
Inflection
    
    inflection of ܠܝܛܪܐ
| state | singular | plural | 
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܠܝܛܪ | ܠܝܛܪܝܢ | 
| construct | ܠܝܛܪ | ܠܝܛܪܝ | 
| emphatic | ܠܝܛܪܐ | ܠܝܛܪܐ | 
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܠܝܛܪܝ | ܠܝܛܪܝ | 
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܠܝܛܪܟ | ܠܝܛܪܝܟ | 
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܠܝܛܪܟܝ | ܠܝܛܪܝܟܝ | 
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܠܝܛܪܗ | ܠܝܛܪܘܗܝ | 
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܠܝܛܪܗ | ܠܝܛܪܝܗ | 
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܠܝܛܪܢ | ܠܝܛܪܝܢ | 
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܠܝܛܪܟܘܢ | ܠܝܛܪܝܟܘܢ | 
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܠܝܛܪܟܝܢ | ܠܝܛܪܝܟܝܢ | 
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܠܝܛܪܗܘܢ | ܠܝܛܪܝܗܘܢ | 
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܠܝܛܪܗܝܢ | ܠܝܛܪܝܗܝܢ | 
References
    
- “lyṭr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “ryṭlˀ”, 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, page 172a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 241b
- 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 688b
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