ܥܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܥ ܠ ܐ (ˁ l ˀ)
4 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic עַל (ʿal); compare Hebrew עַל ('al), Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʕal.]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔæl.]

Preposition

ܥܲܠ • (ˁal)

  1. on, upon, onto
    ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢšlāmā ˁallāwḵōnhello (literally, “peace be upon you”)
    ܟܵܣܵܐ ܕܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܦܵܬܘܿܪܵܐ.kāsā d-ḥalḇā ìlēh ˁal pātōrā.The glass of milk is on the table.
  2. (by extension) with a hint of
    ܓܠܝܼܕܬܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܓܵܘܙܹ̈ܐglīdtā ˁal gāwzēwalnut-flavored ice cream (literally, “ice cream on walnuts”)
    ܡܲܣܬܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܬܘܼܬܹ̈ܐmastā ˁal tūtēstrawberry-flavoured yoghurt (literally, “yoghurt on strawberries”)
  3. against
    ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ ܥܲܠܘܼܗܝ ܘܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ ܐܸܠܹܗ.riˁyānā ˁalūh w-riˁyānā illēh.Opinion against it and reasons for it.
  4. about, concerning
    ܡܡܘܼܠܸܠ ܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܫܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܬܹܗ.mmūlil lēh ˁal šaḇrūtēh.He talked about his childhood.

Inflection

Synonyms

  • (on): ܠܩܲܪܥܵܐ ܕ- (lqarˁā d-), ܠܪܹܝܫܵܐ ܕ- (lrēšā d-), ܠܪܹܝܫ (lrēš)
  • (against): ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ (dalqūḇl)
  • (about): ܒܘܼܬ (būt)

Antonyms

  • (on): ܬ݇ܚܘܿܬ (ḥōt)
  • (against): ܠ- (l-), ܩܵܐ (), ܡ̣ܢ ܓܹܒܵܐ (min gēbā)
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