ܬܘܠܥܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?]; compare Classical Syriac ܬܘܠܥܐ (“worm”), Turoyo ܬܠܱܘܥܐ (tläwco), and Hebrew תּוֹלָע (tolá, “crimson, scarlet”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tawlɪʕθaː]
• (Alqosh) IPA^(key): [tˤoleːθa]
• (Bakhdede) IPA^(key): [tˤolɪʔθa]
• (Bohtan) IPA^(key): [tawla]
• (Diyana-Zariwaw) IPA^(key): [tawɪlˤta], [tawɪlˤa], [tlˤawɪlˤa], [tlˤawɪlˤta]
• (Timur) IPA^(key): [tˤolta], [tˤuwɪlla]
• (Tkhuma) IPA^(key): [tawɪlθa]
• (Tyari) IPA^(key): [tlolaːθa]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [tˤɪwwɪltaː]

Noun

ܬܲܘܠܸܥܬ݂ܵܐ • (tawliˁṯā) m (plural ܬܲܘܠܥܹ̈ܐ (tawlˁē) or ܬܲܘ̈ܠܸܥܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tawliˁyāṯā))

1. worm

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܲܘܠܸܥܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular	plural
m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܲܘܠܥܵܐ (tawlˁā)	1st person	ܬܲܘܠܸܥܬ݂ܝܼ (tawliˁṯī)	ܬܲܘܠܸܥܬ݂ܲܢ (tawliˁṯan)
construct	ܬܲܘܠܥܲܬ݂ (tawlˁaṯ)	2nd person	ܬܲܘܠܸܥܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (tawliˁṯōḵ)	ܬܲܘܠܸܥܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (tawliˁṯāḵ)	ܬܲܘܠܸܥܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tawliˁṯawḵōn)
emphatic	ܬܲܘܠܸܥܬ݂ܵܐ (tawliˁṯā)	3rd person	ܬܲܘܠܸܥܬ݂ܹܗ (tawliˁṯēh)	ܬܲܘܠܸܥܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (tawliˁṯāh)	ܬܲܘܠܸܥܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (tawliˁṯhōn)
plural	absolute	ܬܲܘܠܥܝܼ̈ܢ (tawlˁīn)	1st person	ܬܲܘܠܥܝܼ̈ (tawlˁī)	ܬܲܘܠܥܲܢ̈ (tawlˁan)
construct	ܬܲܘܠܥܲܝ̈ (tawlˁay)	2nd person	ܬܲܘܠܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tawlˁōḵ)	ܬܲܘܠܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tawlˁāḵ)	ܬܲܘܠܥܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tawlˁawḵōn)
emphatic	ܬܲܘܠܥܹ̈ܐ (tawlˁē)	3rd person	ܬܲܘܠܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tawlˁūh)	ܬܲܘܠܥܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (tawlˁōh)	ܬܲܘܠܥܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (tawlˁayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܬܲܘܠܸܥܬ݂ܵܐ ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܬܵܐ (tawliˁṯā hindwāytā)
• ܬܲܘܠܸܥܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (tawliˁṯānāyā)
• ܬܲܘܠܥܵܢܵܐ (tawlˁānā, “worm-eaten”)