ܥܠܝܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܠ ܡ (ˁ l m)
5 terms

Compare Arabic غُلَيِّم (ḡulayyim) and Hebrew עֶלֶם (élem).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕlaj.mɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔa.leːmɑː]

Adjective

ܥܠܲܝܡܵܐ • (ˁlaymā) (feminine ܥܠܲܝܡܬܵܐ (ˁlaymtā), plural ܥܠܲܝܡܹ̈ܐ (ˁlaymē))

1. young, youthful, juvenile

Noun

ܥܠܲܝܡܵܐ • (ˁlaymā) m (plural ܥܠܲܝܡܹ̈ܐ (ˁlaymē), feminine ܥܠܲܝܡܬܵܐ (ˁlaymtā))

1. boy, lad, adolescent, young man, teenager
2. (in the plural, collectively) the young, youth

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܠܲܝܡܵܐ (ˁlaymā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܠܲܝܡܝܼ (ˁlaymī)		ܥܠܲܝܡܲܢ (ˁlayman)
	construct	ܥܠܲܝܡ (ˁlaym)	2nd person	ܥܠܲܝܡܘܼܟ݂ (ˁlaymūḵ)	ܥܠܲܝܡܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁlaymāḵ)	ܥܠܲܝܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁlaymāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܠܲܝܡܵܐ (ˁlaymā)	3rd person	ܥܠܲܝܡܹܗ (ˁlaymēh)	ܥܠܲܝܡܵܗ̇ (ˁlaymāh)	ܥܠܲܝܡܗܘܿܢ (ˁlaymhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܝܼ (ˁlaymī)		ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܲܢ (ˁlayman)
	construct	ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܲܝ (ˁlaymay)	2nd person	ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܘܼܟ݂ (ˁlaymūḵ)	ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁlaymāḵ)	ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁlaymāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܹܐ (ˁlaymē)	3rd person	ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܘܼܗܝ (ˁlaymūh)	ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܘܿܗ̇ (ˁlaymōh)	ܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܗܘܿܢ (ˁlaymhōn)

Derived terms

• ܥܠܲܝܡܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁlaymūṯā, “youth, adolescent”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܥ-ܠ-ܡ (ʿ-l-m). Compare Arabic غُلَيِّم (ḡulayyim) and Hebrew עֶלֶם (ʿélem).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə)lajmɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə)lajme] (plural)

Adjective

ܥܠܝܡܐ • (ʿəlaymāʾ) m (plural ܥܠܝܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܥܠܝܡܬܐ)

1. young, youthful, juvenile

Inflection

    declension of ܥܠܝܡܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܠܝܡ	ܥܠܝܡܝܢ
construct	ܥܠܝܡ	ܥܠܝܡܝ
emphatic	ܥܠܝܡܐ	ܥܠܝܡܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܠܝܡܐ	ܥܠܝܡܢ
construct	ܥܠܝܡܬ	ܥܠܝܡܬ
emphatic	ܥܠܝܡܬܐ	ܥܠܝܡܬܐ

Noun

ܥܠܝܡܐ • (ʿəlaymāʾ) m (plural ܥܠܝܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܥܠܝܡܬܐ)

1. boy, lad, adolescent, young man
2. (in the plural, collectively) the young
3. adult
4. servant
5. fawn, young deer

Inflection

    inflection of ܥܠܝܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܠܝܡ	ܥܠܝܡܝܢ
construct	ܥܠܝܡ	ܥܠܝܡܝ
emphatic	ܥܠܝܡܐ	ܥܠܝܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܠܝܡܝ	ܥܠܝܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܠܝܡܟ	ܥܠܝܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܠܝܡܟܝ	ܥܠܝܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܠܝܡܗ	ܥܠܝܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܠܝܡܗ	ܥܠܝܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܠܝܡܢ	ܥܠܝܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܠܝܡܟܘܢ	ܥܠܝܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܠܝܡܟܝܢ	ܥܠܝܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܠܝܡܗܘܢ	ܥܠܝܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܠܝܡܗܝܢ	ܥܠܝܡܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܥܠܝܡܘܬܐ (ʿəlaymūṯāʾ)

References

• “ˁlym”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-12-08
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 254a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 414b
• 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, p. 1102a-b