ܐܬܠܝܛܐ

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ܐܬܠܝܛܐ. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ܐܬܠܝܛܐ, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ܐܬܠܝܛܐ in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ܐܬܠܝܛܐ you have here. The definition of the word ܐܬܠܝܛܐ will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofܐܬܠܝܛܐ, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac originally borrowed as a singulative noun, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܵܐ (aṯlēṭām (plural ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝ̈ܛܹܐ (aṯlēṭē))

  1. athlete, champion, combatant, fighter, warrior
  2. (chiefly in the plural) physical sport, athletics

Inflection

    Inflection of ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܵܐ (aṯlēṭā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܝܼ
(aṯlēṭī)
ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܲܢ
(aṯlēṭan)
construct ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛ
(aṯlēṭ)
2nd person ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܘܼܟ݂
(aṯlēṭūḵ)
ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܵܟ݂ܝ
(aṯlēṭāḵ)
ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(aṯlēṭāwḵōn)
emphatic ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܵܐ
(aṯlēṭā)
3rd person ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܹܗ
(aṯlēṭēh)
ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܵܗ̇
(aṯlēṭāh)
ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܗܘܿܢ
(aṯlēṭhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܝܼ̈
(aṯlēṭī)
ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܲܢ̈
(aṯlēṭan)
construct ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܲܝ̈
(aṯlēṭay)
2nd person ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(aṯlēṭūḵ)
ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(aṯlēṭāḵ)
ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(aṯlēṭāwḵōn)
emphatic ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܹ̈ܐ
(aṯlēṭē)
3rd person ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(aṯlēṭūh)
ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(aṯlēṭōh)
ܐܲܬ݂ܠܹܝܛܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(aṯlēṭhōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܐܬܠܝܛܐ (ʾaṯlêṭāʾm (plural ܐܬܠܝܛܐ)

  1. athlete, champion
  2. combatant, fighter, warrior
  3. (by extension, figuratively) martyr
    Synonym: ܣܗܕܐ

Inflection

Derived terms

References

  • ˀtlyṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-08-27
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 22a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 32b
  • 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, pp. 111b-112a