ܥܠܝܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology
Root
ܥ ܠ ܡ (ˁ l m)
5 terms

Compare Arabic غُلَيِّم (ḡulayyim) and Hebrew עֶלֶם (élem).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʕlaj.mɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔa.leːmɑː]

Adjective

ܥܠܲܝܡܵܐ • (ˁlaymā) (feminine ܥܠܲܝܡܬܵܐ (ˁlaymtā), plural ܥܠܲܝܡܹ̈ܐ (ˁlaymē))

  1. young, youthful, juvenile

Noun

ܥܠܲܝܡܵܐ • (ˁlaymā) m (plural ܥܠܲܝܡܹ̈ܐ (ˁlaymē), feminine ܥܠܲܝܡܬܵܐ (ˁlaymtā))

  1. boy, lad, adolescent, young man, teenager
  2. (in the plural, collectively) the young, youth

Inflection
Inflection of ܥܠܲܝܡܵܐ (ˁlaymā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܥܠܲܝܡܝܼ
(ˁlaymī)		 ܥܠܲܝܡܲܢ
(ˁlayman)
construct ܥܠܲܝܡ
(ˁlaym)		 2nd person ܥܠܲܝܡܘܼܟ݂
(ˁlaymūḵ)		 ܥܠܲܝܡܵܟ݂ܝ
(ˁlaymāḵ)		 ܥܠܲܝܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ˁlaymāwḵōn)
emphatic ܥܠܲܝܡܵܐ
(ˁlaymā)		 3rd person ܥܠܲܝܡܹܗ
(ˁlaymēh)		 ܥܠܲܝܡܵܗ̇
(ˁlaymāh)		 ܥܠܲܝܡܗܘܿܢ
(ˁlaymhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܝܼ
(ˁlaymī)		 ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܲܢ
(ˁlayman)
construct ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܲܝ
(ˁlaymay)		 2nd person ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܘܼܟ݂
(ˁlaymūḵ)		 ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܵܟ݂ܝ
(ˁlaymāḵ)		 ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ˁlaymāwḵōn)
emphatic ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܹܐ
(ˁlaymē)		 3rd person ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܘܼܗܝ
(ˁlaymūh)		 ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܘܿܗ̇
(ˁlaymōh)		 ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܗܘܿܢ
(ˁlaymhōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܥ-ܠ-ܡ (ʿ-l-m). Compare Arabic غُلَيِّم (ḡulayyim) and Hebrew עֶלֶם (ʿélem).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʕ(ə)lajmɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕ(ə)lajme] (plural)

Adjective

ܥܠܝܡܐ • (ʿəlaymāʾ) m (plural ܥܠܝܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܥܠܝܡܬܐ)

  1. young, youthful, juvenile

Inflection
    declension of ܥܠܝܡܐ
masculine singular plural
absolute ܥܠܝܡ ܥܠܝܡܝܢ
construct ܥܠܝܡ ܥܠܝܡܝ
emphatic ܥܠܝܡܐ ܥܠܝܡܐ
feminine singular plural
absolute ܥܠܝܡܐ ܥܠܝܡܢ
construct ܥܠܝܡܬ ܥܠܝܡܬ
emphatic ܥܠܝܡܬܐ ܥܠܝܡܬܐ

Noun

ܥܠܝܡܐ • (ʿəlaymāʾ) m (plural ܥܠܝܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܥܠܝܡܬܐ)

  1. boy, lad, adolescent, young man
  2. (in the plural, collectively) the young
  3. adult
  4. servant
  5. fawn, young deer

Inflection
    inflection of ܥܠܝܡܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܥܠܝܡ ܥܠܝܡܝܢ
construct ܥܠܝܡ ܥܠܝܡܝ
emphatic ܥܠܝܡܐ ܥܠܝܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܥܠܝܡܝ ܥܠܝܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܥܠܝܡܟ ܥܠܝܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܥܠܝܡܟܝ ܥܠܝܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܥܠܝܡܗ ܥܠܝܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܥܠܝܡܗ ܥܠܝܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܥܠܝܡܢ ܥܠܝܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܥܠܝܡܟܘܢ ܥܠܝܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܥܠܝܡܟܝܢ ܥܠܝܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܥܠܝܡܗܘܢ ܥܠܝܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܥܠܝܡܗܝܢ ܥܠܝܡܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

References
  • “ˁlym”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-12-08
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 254a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 414b
  • 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, p. 1102a-b
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