ܬܠܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܬ ܠ ܬ (t l t)
9 terms

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 ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ.
    tlātā gaḇrē yan tlāt niššē bit ˁāḇrī 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.

Etymology 2

Root
ܬ ܠ ܬ (t l t)
9 terms

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 bāˁēn tlātnāyh hāwī ḥidyē.
    I just want the three of them to be happy.
Inflection

Etymology 3

Root
ܬ ܠ ܬ (t l t)
9 terms

Denominal verb derived from ܬܠܵܬܵܐ (tlātā, three)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ta.lɪt.]

Verb

ܬܲܠܸܬ • (tallit) (present participle ܬܲܠܘܼܬܹܐ (talūtē), 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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