ܬܠܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܬ ܠ ܬ‎ (t l t)
5 terms

Etymology 1

From Aramaic תּלָת‎ (tlāṯ), from Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯ-; compare Arabic ثَلَاث‎ (ṯalāṯ) and Hebrew שָׁלוֹשׁ‎ (shalósh).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [tlɑtː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [tˤil.laθ], [tˤəl.laθ]

Numeral

ܬܠܵܬ or ܬܸܠܵܬ • (tlāt or tillāt) f (masculine ܬܠܵܬܵܐ‎ (tlātā))

  1. feminine of ܬܠܵܬܵܐ‎ (tlātā, “three”)
    ‏ܬܠܵܬܵܐ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܝܲܢ ܬܠܵܬ ܢܸܫܹ̈ܐ ܒܸܬ ܥܵܒ݂ܪܝܼ ܓܵܘ ܬܵܘܵܢܐ.‎‎
    tlātā gaḇrē yan tlāt niššē bit ʿāḇrī gāw tāwānā.
    Three men or three women will enter the room.
Usage notes
  • In some dialects of colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the form ܬܠܵܬܵܐ‎ (tlātā) is often used regardless of gender.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [tlɑtː]

Numeral

ܬܠܵܬ • (tlāt) m

  1. masculine construct state of ܬܠܵܬܵܐ‎ (tlātā, “three”)
    ‏ܐܲܚܟ̰ܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܬܠܵܬܢܵܝܗܝ ܗܵܘܝܼ ܚܸܕܝܹ̈ܐ.‎‎
    aḥčī kē bāʿēn tlātnāyh hāwī ḥidyē.
    I just want the three of them to be happy.
Inflection

Etymology 3

Denominal verb derived from ܬܠܵܬܵܐ‎ (tlātā, “three”)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ta.lɪt.]

Verb

ܬܲܠܸܬ • (tallit) (present participle ܬܲܠܘܼܬܹܐ‎ (talutē), past participle ܬܘܼܠܬܵܐ‎ (tultā))

  1. to triple
Conjugation

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Aramaic 𐡕𐡋‎𐡕‎‎ (talāṯ), from Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tlaːθ/ [1]

Numeral

ܬܠܵܬ݂ • (tlāṯ) f (masculine ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ‎ (tlāṯa))

  1. three

References

  1. Muraoka, Takamitsu (2005) Classical Syriac: A basic Grammar with a Chrestomathy‎, Harrasowitz Verlag, page 38
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