ܐܠܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic numbers (edit)
 ←  100  ←  900 ܐ݇.
1,000
1,000,000 (106)  →  1,000,000,000 (109)  → 
100
    Cardinal: ܐܲܠܦܵܐ (alpā)
    Ordinal: ܐܲܠܦܵܝܵܐ (alpāyā)

Etymology 1

Root
ܐ ܠ ܦ (ˀ l p)
3 terms

From Aramaic אַלְפָּא (ʾalpā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp-; compare Arabic أَلْف (ʔalf), Hebrew אֶלֶף ('élef), Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp) and Ugaritic 𐎀𐎍𐎔 (ảlp /⁠ʾalpu⁠/).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈʔal.pɑː]

Numeral

ܐܲܠܦܵܐ • (alpā) m or f (plural ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ (alpē) or ܐܲܠܦܵܝܹ̈ܐ (alpāyē), construct ܐܵܠܹܦ (ālēp))

  1. thousand (1000)
    ܐܲܠܦܵܐ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܬܲܫܥܝܼܬ݂ܵܐalpā šinnē dtašˁīṯāa thousand years of history
    ܬܵܘܕܝܼ ܐܲܠܦܵܐ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐtāwdī alpā gāhēthank you so much (literally, “thank you a thousand times”)
Usage notes
  • ܐܲܠܦܵܐ (alpā) is and behaves like a normal masculine noun, especially when used as part of larger numbers (2,000, 20,000, etc.); e.g. ܐܲܠܦܹܝܢ (alpēn)/ܬܪܹܝܢ ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ (trēn alpē, two thousand), ܚܲܡܫܵܐ ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ (ḥamšā alpē, five thousand), ܥܸܣܪܝܼܢ ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ (ˁisrīn alpē, twenty thousand).
  • The plural form ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ (alpē) is used in numerals to form thousands, while the plural ܐܲܠܦܵܝܹ̈ܐ (alpāyē) is used for everything else; for example, ܐܲܠܦܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܕܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐalpāyē d-nāšēThousands of people.
Inflection
Derived terms

Etymology 2

ܐܠܦܐ

From Aramaic אֵלְפָא (ʾelləp̄ā), from Akkadian 𒈣 (eleppum); compare also borrowed into Ancient Greek λέμβος (lémbos).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔɪl.pɑː]

Noun

ܐܸܠܦܵܐ • (ilpā) f sg (plural ܐܸܠܦܹ̈ܐ (ilpē))

  1. boat, galley
    Synonym: ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (spītā)
Inflection
Derived terms
  • ܐܸܠܦܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ilpōnīṯā, small boat)
  • ܐܸܠܦܵܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ilpārūṯā, navigation)
  • ܐܸܠܦܵܪܵܐ (ilpārā, sailor)

Proper noun

ܐܸܠܦܵܐ • (ilpā) f

  1. (astronomy) Argo Navis
  2. (astronomy) setting of Pleiades

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒈣 (eleppum).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔɛl(lə)fɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔɛl(lə)fe] (plural)

Noun

ܐܠܦܐ • (ʾelləp̄ā) f (plural ܐܠܦܐ (ʾelləp̄ē))

  1. ship, boat, galley
Inflection
Synonyms
Derived terms

Proper noun

ܐܠܦܐ • (transliteration needed) f

  1. (astronomy) Argo Navis
  2. (astronomy) setting of Pleiades

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp). Doublet of ܐܠܦ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔalpɑ], [ʔalfɑ]

Noun

ܐܠܦܐ • (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

  1. alpha (Greek letter Α)
Derived terms
  • ܐܠܦܐ ܒܝܛܐ
  • ܡܢ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܘ
See also

Etymology 3

From Proto-Semitic *ʔalp-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔalpɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔal(ə)fe], [ʔal(ə)fajjɑ], [ʔal(ə)fɑje] (plural)

Numeral

ܐܠܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܠܦܝܐ or ܐܠܦܐ)

  1. thousand
Inflection

References

  • ˀlp”, 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, pages 10b-11a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 18a-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, pages 50b-51a

Turoyo

Turoyo numbers (edit)
 ←  100  ←  300 1,000 1,000,000 (106)  → 
100
    Cardinal: ܐܰܠܦܐ (alfo)
    Ordinal: ܕܰܢ ܐܰܠܦܐ (dan alfo)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alfo/

Numeral

ܐܰܠܦܐ • (alfo) ?

  1. thousand
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