ܬܥܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܬܥܠܐ

Etymology

Root
ܬ ܥ ܠ (t ˁ l)
2 terms

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [taʕ.lɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [teʔ.l]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [taːlɑː]

Noun

ܬܲܥܠܵܐ • (taˁlā) m (plural ܬܲܥ̈ܠܹܐ (taˁlē), feminine ܬܲܥܠܬ݂ܵܐ (taˁlṯā))

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

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܲܥܠܵܐ

	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

• ܡܬܲܥܸܠ (mtaˁil)
• ܬܲܥܠܵܝܵܐ (taˁlāyā, “foxy, vulpine”)
• ܬܲܥܠܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (taˁlūṯā, “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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܥܠ		1st person	ܬܥܠܝ		ܬܥܠܢ
	construct	ܬܥܠ		2nd person	ܬܥܠܟ	ܬܥܠܟܝ	ܬܥܠܟܘܢ	ܬܥܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܥܠܐ		3rd person	ܬܥܠܗ	ܬܥܠܗ	ܬܥܠܗܘܢ	ܬܥܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܥܠܝܢ		1st person	ܬܥܠܝ		ܬܥܠܝܢ
	construct	ܬܥܠܝ		2nd person	ܬܥܠܝܟ	ܬܥܠܝܟܝ	ܬܥܠܝܟܘܢ	ܬܥܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܥܠܐ		3rd person	ܬܥܠܘܗܝ	ܬܥܠܝܗ	ܬܥܠܝܗܘܢ	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