ܬܥܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܬܥܠܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic תַּעֲלָא (taʿălāʾ), from Proto-Semitic *ṯaʕlab-; compare Akkadian 𒈜 (šēlebu), Arabic ثَعْلَب (ṯaʕlab), Hebrew שׁוּעָל (shu'ál), and Ugaritic 𐎘𐎓𐎍𐎁 (ṯʿlb).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [taʕ.lɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [taːlɑː]

Noun

ܬܲܥܠܵܐ • (taˁlā) m (plural ܬܲܥܠܹ̈ܐ (taˁlē), feminine ܬܲܥܠܬܵܐ (taˁltā))

1. fox
2. (figuratively) deceptive or cunning person

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܲܥܠܵܐ (taˁlā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܲܥܠܝܼ (taˁlī)		ܬܲܥܠܲܢ (taˁlan)
	construct	ܬܲܥܠ (taˁl)	2nd person	ܬܲܥܠܘܼܟ݂ (taˁlūḵ)	ܬܲܥܠܵܟ݂ܝ (taˁlāḵ)	ܬܲܥܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (taˁlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܥܠܵܐ (taˁlā)	3rd person	ܬܲܥܠܹܗ (taˁlēh)	ܬܲܥܠܵܗ̇ (taˁlāh)	ܬܲܥܠܗܘܿܢ (taˁlhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܲܥܠܝܼ̈ (taˁlī)		ܬܲܥܠܲܢ̈ (taˁlan)
	construct	ܬܲܥܠܲܝ̈ (taˁlay)	2nd person	ܬܲܥܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (taˁlūḵ)	ܬܲܥܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (taˁlāḵ)	ܬܲܥܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (taˁlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܥܠܹ̈ܐ (taˁlē)	3rd person	ܬܲܥܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (taˁlūh)	ܬܲܥܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (taˁlōh)	ܬܲܥܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (taˁlhōn)

Derived terms

• ܬܲܥܠܵܝܵܐ (taˁlāyā, “foxy, vulpine”)
• ܬܲܥܠܘܼܬܵܐ (taˁlūtā, “foxiness, slyness”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯaʕlab-. Compare Akkadian 𒈜 (šēlebu), Arabic ثَعْلَب (ṯaʕlab), Hebrew שׁוּעָל (šûʿāl), and Ugaritic 𐎘𐎓𐎍𐎁 (ṯʿlb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [taʕlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [taʕle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܥܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܥܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܥܠܬܐ)

1. fox

Inflection

    inflection of ܬܥܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܥܠ	ܬܥܠܝܢ
construct	ܬܥܠ	ܬܥܠܝ
emphatic	ܬܥܠܐ	ܬܥܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܥܠܝ	ܬܥܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܥܠܟ	ܬܥܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܥܠܟܝ	ܬܥܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܥܠܗ	ܬܥܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܥܠܗ	ܬܥܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܥܠܢ	ܬܥܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܥܠܟܘܢ	ܬܥܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܥܠܟܝܢ	ܬܥܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܥܠܗܘܢ	ܬܥܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܥܠܗܝܢ	ܬܥܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “tˁl”, 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. 395a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 617a
• 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. 1657b