ألية

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See also: اليه and إلية

Arabic

Some breeds of sheep are bred for their fat tails.

Etymology 1

Root
ء ل ي (ʔ-l-y)

From Proto-West Semitic *ʔalyat- (“fat tail, tail fat”).

Pronunciation

Noun

أَلْيَة • (ʔalya) f (plural أَلَيَات (ʔalayāt) or أَلايَا (ʔalāyā))

  1. fat tail, tail fat
    • a. 1239, محمد بن حسن البغدادي, كتاب الطبيخ ومعجم المآكل الدمشقية‎, في السواذج على اختلافها, s.v. أطرية:
      صنْعتها: أن يُقطَّع اللحم السمين أوساطًا، وتُسلى الأَلْيَة ويُرمى بحَمِّها، ويُطرح اللحم على الدهن ويُعرَّق فيه،
      How it’s done: One cuts the fat meat into medium-size strips and dissolves the fat tail and hurls them with its heat, then one tosses the meat onto the oil and it gets marbled therein.
Declension
Declension of noun أَلْيَة (ʔalya)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَلْيَة
ʔalya 		الْأَلْيَة
al-ʔalya 		أَلْيَة
ʔalyat
Nominative أَلْيَةٌ
ʔalyatun 		الْأَلْيَةُ
al-ʔalyatu 		أَلْيَةُ
ʔalyatu
Accusative أَلْيَةً
ʔalyatan 		الْأَلْيَةَ
al-ʔalyata 		أَلْيَةَ
ʔalyata
Genitive أَلْيَةٍ
ʔalyatin 		الْأَلْيَةِ
al-ʔalyati 		أَلْيَةِ
ʔalyati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَلْيَتَيْن
ʔalyatayn 		الْأَلْيَتَيْن
al-ʔalyatayn 		أَلْيَتَيْ
ʔalyatay
Nominative أَلْيَتَانِ
ʔalyatāni 		الْأَلْيَتَانِ
al-ʔalyatāni 		أَلْيَتَا
ʔalyatā
Accusative أَلْيَتَيْنِ
ʔalyatayni 		الْأَلْيَتَيْنِ
al-ʔalyatayni 		أَلْيَتَيْ
ʔalyatay
Genitive أَلْيَتَيْنِ
ʔalyatayni 		الْأَلْيَتَيْنِ
al-ʔalyatayni 		أَلْيَتَيْ
ʔalyatay
Plural sound feminine plural‎; broken plural invariable
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَلَيَات‎; أَلايَا
ʔalayāt‎; ʔalāyā 		الْأَلَيَات‎; الْأَلايَا
al-ʔalayāt‎; al-ʔalāyā 		أَلَيَات‎; أَلايَا
ʔalayāt‎; ʔalāyā
Nominative أَلَيَاتٌ‎; أَلايَا
ʔalayātun‎; ʔalāyā 		الْأَلَيَاتُ‎; الْأَلايَا
al-ʔalayātu‎; al-ʔalāyā 		أَلَيَاتُ‎; أَلايَا
ʔalayātu‎; ʔalāyā
Accusative أَلَيَاتٍ‎; أَلايَا
ʔalayātin‎; ʔalāyā 		الْأَلَيَاتِ‎; الْأَلايَا
al-ʔalayāti‎; al-ʔalāyā 		أَلَيَاتِ‎; أَلايَا
ʔalayāti‎; ʔalāyā
Genitive أَلَيَاتٍ‎; أَلايَا
ʔalayātin‎; ʔalāyā 		الْأَلَيَاتِ‎; الْأَلايَا
al-ʔalayāti‎; al-ʔalāyā 		أَلَيَاتِ‎; أَلايَا
ʔalayāti‎; ʔalāyā
Descendants
  • North Levantine Arabic: لِيّة (liyye)
  • South Levantine Arabic: لِيّة (liyya)

Etymology 2

Root
ء ل و (ʔ-l-w)

Pronunciation

Noun

أَلِيَّة • (ʔaliyya) f (plural أَلَايَا (ʔalāyā)) (obsolete)

  1. a falling short, remissness
  2. oath
Declension
Declension of noun أَلِيَّة (ʔaliyya)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَلِيَّة
ʔaliyya 		الْأَلِيَّة
al-ʔaliyya 		أَلِيَّة
ʔaliyyat
Nominative أَلِيَّةٌ
ʔaliyyatun 		الْأَلِيَّةُ
al-ʔaliyyatu 		أَلِيَّةُ
ʔaliyyatu
Accusative أَلِيَّةً
ʔaliyyatan 		الْأَلِيَّةَ
al-ʔaliyyata 		أَلِيَّةَ
ʔaliyyata
Genitive أَلِيَّةٍ
ʔaliyyatin 		الْأَلِيَّةِ
al-ʔaliyyati 		أَلِيَّةِ
ʔaliyyati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَلِيَّتَيْن
ʔaliyyatayn 		الْأَلِيَّتَيْن
al-ʔaliyyatayn 		أَلِيَّتَيْ
ʔaliyyatay
Nominative أَلِيَّتَانِ
ʔaliyyatāni 		الْأَلِيَّتَانِ
al-ʔaliyyatāni 		أَلِيَّتَا
ʔaliyyatā
Accusative أَلِيَّتَيْنِ
ʔaliyyatayni 		الْأَلِيَّتَيْنِ
al-ʔaliyyatayni 		أَلِيَّتَيْ
ʔaliyyatay
Genitive أَلِيَّتَيْنِ
ʔaliyyatayni 		الْأَلِيَّتَيْنِ
al-ʔaliyyatayni 		أَلِيَّتَيْ
ʔaliyyatay
Plural broken plural invariable
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَلَايَا
ʔalāyā 		الْأَلَايَا
al-ʔalāyā 		أَلَايَا
ʔalāyā
Nominative أَلَايَا
ʔalāyā 		الْأَلَايَا
al-ʔalāyā 		أَلَايَا
ʔalāyā
Accusative أَلَايَا
ʔalāyā 		الْأَلَايَا
al-ʔalāyā 		أَلَايَا
ʔalāyā
Genitive أَلَايَا
ʔalāyā 		الْأَلَايَا
al-ʔalāyā 		أَلَايَا
ʔalāyā

Further reading

  • Nöldeke, Theodor (1930) “ألية”, in Jörg Kraemer, editor, Belegwörterbuch zur klassischen arabischen Sprache, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, published 1952–1953, Fascicles 1 and 2 (Only Alif), page 36b
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