ܦܠܓܐ ܕܠܝܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [pal.ɡɑ‿d.leːleː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [pal.d͡ʒɑ‿d.leːleː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [pal.ɡɑ‿d.lajːleː]

Noun

ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ • (palgā d-laylē) m

  1. (uncountable) midnight
    ܕܝܼܪܝܼ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܘܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ.
    dīrī baytā wpalgā d-laylē ìwā.
    I returned home and it was midnight.

Usage notes

  • In most contexts today, this term refers to 00:00. In traditional contexts, this term means literally the middle of the night, i.e. exactly 12 hours after the astronomical midday.

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