ܡܬܠܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic numbers (edit)
 ←  2 ܓ.
3		 4  → 
    Cardinal: ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāṯā)
    Ordinal: ܬܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ (tlīṯāyā)
    Multiplier: ܡܬܲܠܬ݂ܵܐ (mtalṯā)
    Fractional: ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܐ (tulṯā)
Root
ܬ ܠ ܬ (t l t)
10 terms

Cognate to Arabic مُثَلَّث (muṯallaṯ) and Hebrew מְשֻׁלָּשׁ (meshulásh). The sense of “musical instrument” is a semantic loan from English triangle.

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [mə.tal.tɑː]

Adjective

ܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ • (mtaltā) (feminine ܡܬܲܠܲܬܬܵܐ (mtallattā), plural ܡܬܲܠܬܹ̈ܐ (mtaltē))

  1. triple, threefold
  2. triangular

Noun

ܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ • (mtaltā) m sg (plural ܡܬܲܠܬܹ̈ܐ (mtaltē))

  1. (geometry) triangle (polygon with three sides and three angles)
  2. (music) triangle (percussion instrument made by forming a metal rod into a triangular shape)
  3. (astronomy) Triangulum
Inflection
Inflection of ܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ (mtaltā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܡܬܲܠܬܝܼ
(mtaltī)		 ܡܬܲܠܬܲܢ
(mtaltan)
construct ܡܬܲܠܲܬ
(mtallat)		 2nd person ܡܬܲܠܬܘܼܟ݂
(mtaltūḵ)		 ܡܬܲܠܬܵܟ݂ܝ
(mtaltāḵ)		 ܡܬܲܠܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(mtaltāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ
(mtaltā)		 3rd person ܡܬܲܠܬܹܗ
(mtaltēh)		 ܡܬܲܠܬܵܗ̇
(mtaltāh)		 ܡܬܲܠܬܗܘܿܢ
(mtalthōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܡܬܲܠܬܝܼ̈
(mtaltī)		 ܡܬܲܠܬܲܢ̈
(mtaltan)
construct ܡܬܲܠܬܲܝ̈
(mtaltay)		 2nd person ܡܬܲܠܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(mtaltūḵ)		 ܡܬܲܠܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(mtaltāḵ)		 ܡܬܲܠܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(mtaltāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܬܲܠܬܹ̈ܐ
(mtaltē)		 3rd person ܡܬܲܠܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(mtaltūh)		 ܡܬܲܠܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(mtaltōh)		 ܡܬܲܠܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(mtalthōn)
Hyponyms
  • ܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ ܚܠܝܼܦ ܐܸܠܥܹ̈ܐ (mtaltā ḥlīp ilˁē, “scalene triangle”)
  • ܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ ܚܲܪܝܼܦ ܙܵܘܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (mtaltā ḥarīp zāwyātē, “acute triangle”)
  • ܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ ܫܘܹܐ ܐܸܠܥܹ̈ܐ (mtaltā šwē ilˁē, “equilateral triangle”)
  • ܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ ܫܘܹܐ ܫܵܩܹ̈ܐ (mtaltā šwē šāqē, “isosceles triangle”)
  • ܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ ܫܵܗܹܐ ܙܵܘܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (mtaltā šāhē zāwyātē, “obtuse triangle”)
  • ܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ ܬܪܝܼܨ ܙܵܘܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (mtaltā trīṣ zāwyātē, “right-angled triangle”)
Derived terms
  • ܡܡܲܠܠܘܼܬ ܡܬܲܠܬܹ̈ܐ (mmallūt mtaltē, “trigonometry”)
  • ܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ ܕܚܘܼܒܵܐ (mtaltā dḥubbā, “love triangle”)
  • ܢܣܝܼܪܵܐ ܡܬܲܠܬܵܝܵܐ (nsīrā mtaltāyā, “triangular prism”)
  • ܬܠܝܼܬܵܝ ܙܵܘܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (tlītāy zāwyātē, “triangular”)

Etymology 2
Root
ܬ ܠ ܐ (t l ˀ)
2 terms

Reduplicated form from ܬܵܠܹܐ (tālē, “to suspend, hang up”)

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [mtallteː]

Verb

ܡܬܲܠܬܹܐ • (mtaltē) (present participle ܡܬܲܠܬܘܿܝܹܐ (mtaltōyē), past participle ܡܬܘܼܠܬܝܵܐ (mtultyā))

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to (intentionally) hang, dangle
    ܗܘܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܡܬܲܠܬܘܿܝܹܐ ܒܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ
    hwē lāh mtaltōyē b-īlānā
    She’s dangling on the tree.
  2. to swing from bar to bar, pole to pole, etc.

See also
  • ܡܕܲܢܕܸܠ (mdandil, “to dangle”)
  • ܡܕܲܘܕܸܠ (mdawdil, “to dangle”)
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