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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