ܬܠܓܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܬܠܓܐ

Etymology

Root
ܬ ܠ ܓ (t l g)
5 terms

Inherited from Aramaic תַּלְגָּא (talgā), from Proto-Semitic *ṯalg-; compare Arabic ثَلْج (ṯalj), Hebrew שֶׁלֶג (shéleg) and Akkadian 𒊭𒀠𒄖𒌝 (šalgum).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܬܲܠܓܵܐ (talgām sg (plural ܬܲܠܓܹ̈ܐ (talgē))

  1. (uncountable) snow (frozen crystalline state of water that falls as precipitation)
    ܬܲܠܓܵܐ ܒܸܨܠܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗtalgā biṣlāyā ìlēhIt is snowing (literally, “Snow is descending”)
    ܬܲܠܓܵܐ ܒܸܥܪܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗtalgā biˁrāyā ìlēhIt is snowing (literally, “Snow is pouring out”)
    • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Revelation 1:14:
      ܪܹܝܫܹܗ ܘܟܲܘܣܹܗ ܚܘܵܪܹ̈ܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܥܲܡܪܵܐ، ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܬܲܠܓܵܐ، ܘܥܲܝܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܠܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܢܘܼܪܵܐ.
      rēšēh w-kawsēh ḥwārē ìwā ayḵ ˁamrā, ayḵ talgā, w-ˁaynūh ayḵ lahḇā d-nūrā.
      His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire;
  2. (countable, proscribed) ice, ice cube
    Synonym: ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (glīḏā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܲܠܓܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܬܠܲܓ݂ (tlaḡ) 1st person ܬܲܠܓܝܼ (talgī) ܬܲܠܓܲܢ (talgan)
construct ܬܠܲܓ݂ (tlaḡ) 2nd person ܬܲܠܓܘܼܟ݂ (talgōḵ) ܬܲܠܓܵܟ݂ܝ (talgāḵ) ܬܲܠܓܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (talgawḵōn)
emphatic ܬܲܠܓܵܐ (talgā) 3rd person ܬܲܠܓܹܗ (talgēh) ܬܲܠܓܵܗ̇ (talgāh) ܬܲܠܓܗܘܿܢ (talghōn)
plural absolute ܬܲܠܓܝܼ̈ܢ (talgīn) 1st person ܬܲܠܓܝܼ̈ (talgī) ܬܲܠܓܲܢ̈ (talgan)
construct ܬܲܠܓܲܝ̈ (talgay) 2nd person ܬܲܠܓܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (talgōḵ) ܬܲܠܓܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (talgāḵ) ܬܲܠܓܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (talgawḵōn)
emphatic ܬܲܠܓܹ̈ܐ (talgē) 3rd person ܬܲܠܓܘܼ̈ܗܝ (talgūh) ܬܲܠܓܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (talgōh) ܬܲܠܓܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (talgayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯalg-.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܬܠܓܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܬܠܓܐ)

  1. snow

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܠܓܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܬܠܓ 1st person ܬܠܓܝ ܬܠܓܢ
construct ܬܠܓ 2nd person ܬܠܓܟ ܬܠܓܟܝ ܬܠܓܟܘܢ ܬܠܓܟܝܢ
emphatic ܬܠܓܐ 3rd person ܬܠܓܗ ܬܠܓܗ ܬܠܓܗܘܢ ܬܠܓܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܬܠܓܝܢ 1st person ܬܠܓܝ ܬܠܓܝܢ
construct ܬܠܓܝ 2nd person ܬܠܓܝܟ ܬܠܓܝܟܝ ܬܠܓܝܟܘܢ ܬܠܓܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܬܠܓܐ 3rd person ܬܠܓܘܗܝ ܬܠܓܝܗ ܬܠܓܝܗܘܢ ܬܠܓܝܗܝܢ

References

  • tlg”, 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, page 392b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 613a
  • 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, →ISBN, page 1647a