ܙܠܝܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܙ ܠ ܡ (z l m)
2 terms

Passive participle of ܙܵܠܹܡ (zālēm, “to slant, slope”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zəliːmɑː]

Adjective

ܙܠܝܼܡܵܐ • (zlīmā) (feminine ܙܠܝܼܡܬܵܐ (zlīmtā), plural ܙܠܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (zlīmē))

1. oblique, slanting

   Synonym: ܦܠܝܼܡܵܐ (plīmā)

   ܝܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܙܠܝܼܡܬܵܐ ܓܲܘ ܣܘܼܪ̈ܛܹܐ.

   ṯīḇā ìlēh ˁal zāwīṯā zlīmtā gaw surṭē.

   It‘s sitting on an oblique angle within the lines.

2. (grammar) followed by either of the two zlāmā vowel signs

   Coordinate terms: ܦܬܝܼܚܵܐ (ptīḥā), ܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ (zqīpā), ܚܒ݂ܝܼܨܵܐ (ḥḇīṣā), ܪܒ݂ܝܼܨܵܐ (rḇīṣā), ܪܘܝܼܚܵܐ (rwīḥā)

Usage notes

• (zlāmā): This is usually used in the feminine form since the names of the letters are feminine.

Derived terms

• ܙܠܝܼܡܵܐ ܩܸܫܝܵܐܝܼܬ (zlīmā qišyāˀīt)
• ܙܠܝܼܡܵܐ ܦܫܝܼܩܵܐܝܼܬ (zlīmā pšīqāˀīt)