ܬܠܓܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܬ ܠ ܓ (t l g)
4 terms

ܬܠܓܐ

ܬܠܓܐ

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [tal.ɡɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [tal.d͡ʒɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [tal.ɡɑː]

Noun

ܬܲܠܓܵܐ • (talgā) m sg (plural ܬܲܠܓܹ̈ܐ (talgē))

1. snow (frozen crystalline state of water that falls as precipitation)

   ܬܲܠܓܵܐ ܒܸܨܠܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ― talgā biṣlāyā ìlēh ― It is snowing (literally, “Snow is descending”)

   ܬܲܠܓܵܐ ܒܸܥܪܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ― talgā biˁrāyā ìlēh ― It is snowing (literally, “Snow is pouring out”)

   • Revelation 1:14:

     ܪܹܝܫܹܗ ܘܟܵܘܣܹܗ ܚܘܵܪܹ̈ܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܥܲܡܪܵܐ، ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܬܲܠܓܵܐ، ܘܥܲܝܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܠܵܗܵܐ ܕܢܘܼܪܵܐ.

     rēšēh w-kāwsēh ḥwārē ìwā ayḵ ˁamrā, ayḵ talgā, w-ˁaynūh ayḵ lāhā d-nūrā.

     His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire;

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܲܠܓܵܐ (talgā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܲܠܓܝܼ (talgī)		ܬܲܠܓܲܢ (talgan)
	construct	ܬܠܲܓ݂ (tlaḡ)	2nd person	ܬܲܠܓܘܼܟ݂ (talgūḵ)	ܬܲܠܓܵܟ݂ܝ (talgāḵ)	ܬܲܠܓܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (talgāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܠܓܵܐ (talgā)	3rd person	ܬܲܠܓܹܗ (talgēh)	ܬܲܠܓܵܗ̇ (talgāh)	ܬܲܠܓܗܘܿܢ (talghōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܲܠܓܝܼ̈ (talgī)		ܬܲܠܓܲܢ̈ (talgan)
	construct	ܬܲܠܓܲܝ̈ (talgay)	2nd person	ܬܲܠܓܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (talgūḵ)	ܬܲܠܓܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (talgāḵ)	ܬܲܠܓܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (talgāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܠܓܹ̈ܐ (talgē)	3rd person	ܬܲܠܓܘܼ̈ܗܝ (talgūh)	ܬܲܠܓ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (talgōh)	ܬܲܠܓܗ̈ܘܿܢ (talghōn)

Related terms

• ܬܵܠܹܓ݂ (tālēḡ, “to snow”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed or calqued on Arabic ثَلَّاجَة (ṯallāja).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [tal.lɑːɣɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [tal.lɑːd͡ʒɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [θallaːd͡ʒa]

Noun

ܬܲܠܵܓ݂ܵܐ or ܬ݂ܲܠܵܓ̰ܵܐ • (tallāḡā or ṯallājā) m or f (plural ܬܲܠܵܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ (tallāḡē) or ܬ݂ܲܠܵܓ̰ܵܬ (ṯallājāt))

1. refrigerator, fridge (appliance used for keeping food and drink fresh)

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܲܠܵܓ݂ܵܐ (tallāḡā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܲܠܵܓ݂ܝܼ (tallāḡī)		ܬܲܠܵܓ݂ܲܢ (tallāḡan)
	construct	ܬܲܠܵܓ݂ (tallāḡ)	2nd person	ܬܲܠܵܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (tallāḡūḵ)	ܬܲܠܵܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (tallāḡāḵ)	ܬܲܠܵܓ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tallāḡāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܠܵܓ݂ܵܐ (tallāḡā)	3rd person	ܬܲܠܵܓ݂ܹܗ (tallāḡēh)	ܬܲܠܵܓ݂ܵܗ̇ (tallāḡāh)	ܬܲܠܵܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ (tallāḡhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܲܠܵܓ݂ܝܼ̈ (tallāḡī)		ܬܲܠܵܓ݂ܲܢ̈ (tallāḡan)
	construct	ܬܲܠܵܓ݂ܲܝ̈ (tallāḡay)	2nd person	ܬܲܠܵܓ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tallāḡūḵ)	ܬܲܠܵܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tallāḡāḵ)	ܬܲܠܵܓ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tallāḡāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܠܵܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ (tallāḡē)	3rd person	ܬܲܠܵܓ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tallāḡūh)	ܬܲܠܵܓ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tallāḡōh)	ܬܲܠܵܓ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tallāḡhōn)

Related terms

• ܡܬܲܠܓ݂ܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (mtalḡānītā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯalg-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [talɡɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [talɡe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܠܓܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܠܓܐ)

1. snow

Inflection

    inflection of ܬܠܓܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܠܓ	ܬܠܓܝܢ
construct	ܬܠܓ	ܬܠܓܝ
emphatic	ܬܠܓܐ	ܬܠܓܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܠܓܝ	ܬܠܓܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܠܓܟ	ܬܠܓܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܠܓܟܝ	ܬܠܓܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܠܓܗ	ܬܠܓܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܠܓܗ	ܬܠܓܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܠܓܢ	ܬܠܓܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܠܓܟܘܢ	ܬܠܓܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܠܓܟܝܢ	ܬܠܓܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܠܓܗܘܢ	ܬܠܓܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܠܓܗܝܢ	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, p. 392b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 1647a