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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic עַל (ʿal); compare Hebrew עַל ('al), Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā).
Pronunciation
Preposition
ܥܲܠ • (ˁal)
- on, upon, onto
- ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ― šlāmā ˁallāwḵōn ― hello (literally, “peace be upon you”)
- ܟܵܣܵܐ ܕܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܦܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ. ― kāsā d-ḥalḇā ìlēh ˁal pāṯōrā. ― The glass of milk is on the table.
- (by extension) with a hint of
- ܓܠܝܼܕܬܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܓܵܘܙܹ̈ܐ ― glīdtā ˁal gāwzē ― walnut-flavored ice cream (literally, “ice cream on walnuts”)
- ܡܲܣܬܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܬܘܼܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ ― mastā ˁal tūṯē ― strawberry-flavoured yoghurt (literally, “yoghurt on strawberries”)
- against
- ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ ܥܲܠܘܼܗܝ ܘܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ ܐܸܠܘܼܗܝ. ― riˁyānā ˁalūh w-riˁyānā ilūh. ― Opinion against it and reasons for it.
- ܓܸܢܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ. ― ginyā ìwen wā ˁal īlānā. ― I was leaning against the tree.
- about, concerning
- ܡܬܘܼܢܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܐܸܠܝܼ ܥܲܠ ܡܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ. ― mtūnē lāh ilī ˁal mā wē lēh. ― She told me about what happened.
- ܡܡܘܼܠܸܠ ܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܫܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ. ― mmūlil lēh ˁal šaḇrūṯēh. ― He talked about his childhood.
Usage notes
- (on): This word is used when something is directly on top of another thing. When something is in general above it, the phrase ܠܥܸܠ ܡ̣ܢ (lˁil min) is used.
Inflection
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “on”): ܬܚܘܿܬ݂ (tḥōṯ)
- (antonym(s) of “against”): ܠ- (l-), ܩܵܐ (qā), ܡ̣ܢ ܓܹܒܵܐ (min gēbā)
