ܛܠܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܛ ܠ ܠ (ṭ l l)
4 terms

From Aramaic טללא (ṭillālā), from Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣ill- (“shadow”); compare Arabic ظِلّ (ẓill), Akkadian 𒄑𒈪 (ṣillum), Ugaritic 𐎑𐎍 (ẓl) and Hebrew צֵל (tsél).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tˤɪllɑːlɑː]

Noun

ܛܸܠܠܵܐ or ܛܸܠܵܠܵܐ • (ṭillā or ṭillālā) m (plural ܛܸܠܠܹ̈ܐ (ṭillē))

1. shade

   ܝܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ ܠܲܢ ܒܛܸܠܠܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ. ― ṯīḇ lan b-ṭillā d-īlānā. ― We sat in the shade of the tree.

2. spectrum

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܸܠܠܵܐ (ṭillā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܛܸܠܠܝܼ (ṭillī)		ܛܸܠܠܲܢ (ṭillan)
	construct	ܛܸܠܲܠ (ṭillal)	2nd person	ܛܸܠܠܘܼܟ݂ (ṭillūḵ)	ܛܸܠܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭillāḵ)	ܛܸܠܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭillāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܸܠܠܵܐ (ṭillā)	3rd person	ܛܸܠܠܹܗ (ṭillēh)	ܛܸܠܠܵܗ̇ (ṭillāh)	ܛܸܠܠܗܘܿܢ (ṭillhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܛܸܠܠܝܼ̈ (ṭillī)		ܛܸܠܠܲܢ̈ (ṭillan)
	construct	ܛܸܠܠܲܝ̈ (ṭillay)	2nd person	ܛܸܠܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṭillūḵ)	ܛܸܠܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṭillāḵ)	ܛܸܠܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭillāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܸܠܠܹ̈ܐ (ṭillē)	3rd person	ܛܸܠܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṭillūh)	ܛܸܠܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṭillōh)	ܛܸܠܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṭillhōn)

Derived terms

• ܛܸܠܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ṭillānāyā, “shady”)
• ܛܸܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ṭillānīṯā, “shadow”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic ظِلّ (ẓill) and Hebrew צֵל (ṣēl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤɛllɑlɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤɛllɑle(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܛܠܠܐ • (ṭillālā) m (plural ܛܠܠܐ)

1. shade, shadow
2. likeness
3. (figuratively) covering, protection

Inflection

    inflection of ܛܠܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܛܠܠ	ܛܠܠܝܢ
construct	ܛܠܠ	ܛܠܠܝ
emphatic	ܛܠܠܐ	ܛܠܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܛܠܠܝ	ܛܠܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܛܠܠܟ	ܛܠܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܛܠܠܟܝ	ܛܠܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܛܠܠܗ	ܛܠܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܛܠܠܗ	ܛܠܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܛܠܠܢ	ܛܠܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܛܠܠܟܘܢ	ܛܠܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܛܠܠܟܝܢ	ܛܠܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܛܠܠܗܘܢ	ܛܠܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܛܠܠܗܝܢ	ܛܠܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ṭll”, 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, p. 126b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 175a
• 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. 533a