# ܬܠܐ
## Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
### Etymology 1

From Aramaic תֵּלָא (tellā), from Akkadian 𒇯 (tillu [DU$_6$]); compare Arabic تَلّ (tall) and Hebrew תֵּל (tél).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [tɪl.lɑː]

#### Noun

ܬܸܠܵܐ • (tillā) m sg (plural ܬܸܠܹ̈ܐ (tillē) or ܬܸܠܵܠܹ̈ܐ (tillālē))
* hill, mound
    Synonym: ܪܘܼܡܬܵܐ (rumtā)
* (archaeology) tell, man-made hill covering the ruins and remains of an ancient settlement
* (colloquial) heap, pile
* (figuratively) large amount
* (sewing, in the plural) needlework in a relief

##### Derived terms

* ܬܸܠ ܐܲܒܝܼܒ݂ (til abīḇ, “Tel Aviv”)
* ܬܸܠ ܟܹܐܦܹ̈ܐ (til kēpē, “Tel Keppe”)
* ܬܸܠܘܿܠܬܵܐ (tilōltā, “earthwork, embankment”)
* ܬܸܠܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (tilōnīṯā, “little hill”)
* ܬܸܠܵܐ ܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ (tillā zqīpā, “Tesqopa”)

### Etymology 2

From Aramaic תְּלָא (təlā); cognate of Hebrew תָּלָה (talá).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [tɑːleː]

#### Verb

ܬܵܠܹܐ • (tālē)
* (transitive) to hang, hang up, suspend
    ܬܠܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܒ݂ܠܵܐ.tlē lī mussāyā ˁal ḥaḇlā.I hung up the washing on the line.
    ܬܠܹܝܡܘܼܢ ܟܘܿܬܝܼ̈ܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܢܸܒ݂ܪܵܐ.tlēmūn kōtīnyāṯā ˁal niḇrā.Hang up your coats on the hook.
* (transitive, law) to hang, execute a person by hanging
    ܩܵܛܘܿܠܹ̈ܐ ܬܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܣܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܢܗܘܿܢ ܣܲܓܝܼܐܹ̈ܐ.qāṭōlē tilyē ìwā min bār surḥānhōn sagīˀē.The murderes were hanged after their numerous crimes.
* (intransitive) to dangle, to be hung, remain suspended
    ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܬܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܬܲܛܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ.šrāḡāṯā tilyē ìnā min taṭlīṯā.The lights are hanging from the ceiling.
    ܨܘܼܪܬܵܐ ܬܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܥܲܠ ܓܘܼܕܵܐ ܒܟ̰ܗܵܪܟ̰ܘܼܒ݂ܵܐ ܫܲܦܝܼܪܵܐ.ṣurtā tlīṯā ìlāh ˁal guddā b-čhārčūḇā šapīrā.The painting is hung on the wall with a beautiful frame.
* (intransitive) to rely, depend [with ܥܲܠ (ˁal) ‘on’ or ܒ- (b-) ‘to’](clarification of this definition is needed)
    ܦܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܬܵܠܹܐ ܥܲܠ ܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܐ.punnāyā kē tālē ˁal šūˀālā.The answer depends on the question.
    ܠܹܐ ܬܵܠܲܚ ܥܲܠ ܐܵܦ ܚܲܕ݇. ― lē tālaḥ ˁal āp ḥa. ― We don't depend on anyone.
    ܣܲܪܓܘܿܢ ܘܐܲܚܘܼܗܝ ܟܹܐ ܬܵܠܝܼ ܥܲܠ ܐܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ.sargōn w-aḥūh kē tālī ˁal iḥḏāḏē.Sargon and his brother depend on each other.

##### Conjugation

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##### Synonyms

* (hang): ܡܥܲܠܸܩ (mˁalliq), ܡܬܲܢܕܸܠ (mtandil)
* (execute): ܫܵܢܹܩ (šānēq), ܡܲܚܢܸܩ (maḥniq)
* (depend): ܗܵܘܹܐ ܫܲܪܛܵܝܵܐ (hāwē šarṭāyā)

##### Derived terms

* ܡܬܲܠܬܹܐ (mtaltē)

## Classical Syriac
### Alternative forms

* (rare) ܬܐܠܐ
* ܬܠܠܐ

### Etymology

From Akkadian 𒇯 (tillu [DU$_6$]). Compare Arabic تَلّ (tall) and Hebrew תֵּל (tēl).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [tɛllɑ] (singular)
* IPA: [tɛlle] (plural)

### Noun

ܬܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܠܐ)
* hill
* tell, mound, pile, earthwork, embankment
* ruins
* (figuratively) large amount
* (sewing, in the plural) needlework in a relief

#### Inflection
### Proper noun

ܬܠܐ • (transliteration needed) f
* Tela, a city west of Nisibis

### References

* “tl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-08-01
* Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 392a
* Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 613a
* 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, page 1646b