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tlt
(tlāṯ [f.] tlāṯā [m.])
num.
three
1
three
Common Aramaic
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3 citations
Brussels 64.4
↗
lqḥ ˁnn mn ˀbntn bksp šlšh šqln byrḥ tmz
lqḥ ˁnn mn ˀbntn bksp šlšh šqln byrḥ tmz
לקח ענן מן אבנתן בכסף שלשה שקלן בירח תמז
ܠܩܚ ܥܢN ܡܢ ܐܒܢܬN ܒܟܣܦ ܫܠܫܗ ܫܩܠܢ ܒܝܪܚ ܬܡܙ
ܠܩܚ ܥܢN ܡܢ ܐܒܢܬN ܒܟܣܦ ܫܠܫܗ ܫܩܠܢ ܒܝܪܚ ܬܡܙ
: PN1 received it from PN2 for 3 shekels of silver in the month of Tammuz
;
Ps-Clem Hom 14.334:22
↗
ܐܢܚܢܢ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܢܦ݂ܠܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ
ˀnḥnn tltyn np̱ln ˁlwhy
אנחנן תלתין נפלן עלוהי
ܐܢܚܢܢ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܢܦ݂ܠܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ
ˀnḥnn tltyn np̱ln ˁlwhy
אנחנן תלתין נפלן עלוהי
ܐܢܚܢܢ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܢܦ݂ܠܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ
ܐܢܚܢܢ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܢܦ݂ܠܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ
: we, the three of us, fell upon him
;
BT Ber 42a(2)
↗
תליסר ריפתי מן תלתא תלתא לקבא
tlysr rypty mn tltˀ tltˀ lqbˀ
ܬܠܝܣܪ ܪܝܦܬܝ ܡܢ ܬܠܬܐ ܬܠܬܐ ܠܩܒܐ
ܬܠܝܣܪ ܪܝܦܬܝ ܡܢ ܬܠܬܐ ܬܠܬܐ ܠܩܒܐ
tlysr rypty mn tltˀ tltˀ lqbˀ
תליסר ריפתי מן תלתא תלתא לקבא
ܬܠܝܣܪ ܪܝܦܬܝ ܡܢ ܬܠܬܐ ܬܠܬܐ ܠܩܒܐ
ܬܠܝܣܪ ܪܝܦܬܝ ܡܢ ܬܠܬܐ ܬܠܬܐ ܠܩܒܐ
: thirteen loaves of bread of (the size of ) three to a qab (of flour)
2
w. masc. pl. pron. suff. : group of three
Common Aramaic
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4 citations
TgJ Ez40:10
↗
מִשחָא חַד לִתלָתֵיהוֹן
mišḥāˀ ḥad litlāteyhown
ܡܼܫܚܵܐ ܚܲܕ ܠܼܬܠܵܬܹܝܗܘܿܘܢ
ܡܼܫܚܵܐ ܚܲܕ ܠܼܬܠܵܬܹܝܗܘܿܘܢ
mišḥāˀ ḥad litlāteyhown
מִשחָא חַד לִתלָתֵיהוֹן
ܡܼܫܚܵܐ ܚܲܕ ܠܼܬܠܵܬܹܝܗܘܿܘܢ
ܡܼܫܚܵܐ ܚܲܕ ܠܼܬܠܵܬܹܝܗܘܿܘܢ
: a single measure for the three of them
;
SamTgJ Num12:4
↗
ונפקו תלתיון
wnpqw tltywn
ܘܢܦܩܘ ܬܠܬܝܘܢ
ܘܢܦܩܘ ܬܠܬܝܘܢ
wnpqw tltywn
ונפקו תלתיון
ܘܢܦܩܘ ܬܠܬܝܘܢ
ܘܢܦܩܘ ܬܠܬܝܘܢ
;
JS_Elisha 116:613
↗
ܐܲܢܼܬܬܵܐ ܘܲܬܪܸܝܢ ܝܲܠܕܸ̈ܝܗ݀ ܘܲܬܠܵܬܲܝ̈ܗܽܘܢ
ˀaṉttāˀ watreyn yald̈eyhh watlātaÿhuwn
אַנתתָא וַתרֶין יַלדֶיהּ וַתלָתַיהֻון
ܐܲܢܼܬܬܵܐ ܘܲܬܪܸܝܢ ܝܲܠܕܸ̈ܝܗ݀ ܘܲܬܠܵܬܲܝ̈ܗܽܘܢ
ˀaṉttāˀ watreyn yald̈eyhh watlātaÿhuwn
אַנתתָא וַתרֶין יַלדֶיהּ וַתלָתַיהֻון
ܐܲܢܼܬܬܵܐ ܘܲܬܪܸܝܢ ܝܲܠܕܸ̈ܝܗ݀ ܘܲܬܠܵܬܲܝ̈ܗܽܘܢ
ܐܲܢܼܬܬܵܐ ܘܲܬܪܸܝܢ ܝܲܠܕܸ̈ܝܗ݀ ܘܲܬܠܵܬܲܝ̈ܗܽܘܢ
: the woman and her two children, the three of them
;
PJ Gen3:14
↗
ואייתי ייי אלקים תלתיהון לדינא
wˀyyty yyy ˀlqym tltyhwn ldynˀ
ܘܐܝܝܬܝ ܝܝܝ ܐܠܩܝܡ ܬܠܬܝܗܘܢ ܠܕܝܢܐ
ܘܐܝܝܬܝ ܝܝܝ ܐܠܩܝܡ ܬܠܬܝܗܘܢ ܠܕܝܢܐ
wˀyyty yyy ˀlqym tltyhwn ldynˀ
ואייתי ייי אלקים תלתיהון לדינא
ܘܐܝܝܬܝ ܝܝܝ ܐܠܩܝܡ ܬܠܬܝܗܘܢ ܠܕܝܢܐ
ܘܐܝܝܬܝ ܝܝܝ ܐܠܩܝܡ ܬܠܬܝܗܘܢ ܠܕܝܢܐ
: the Lord God brought the three of them to judgment
(1)
תלתי w. nouns as a back-formation
PTA
,
LJLA
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3 citations
GT D Gen38:25
↗
בְעַת תַלְתֵּי שָהַדַיָיה
bəˁat talətey šāhadayāyh
ܒܥܲܬ ܬܲܠܬܹ݁ܝ ܫܵܗܲܕܲܝܵܝܗ
ܒܥܲܬ ܬܲܠܬܹ݁ܝ ܫܵܗܲܕܲܝܵܝܗ
bəˁat talətey šāhadayāyh
בְעַת תַלְתֵּי שָהַדַיָיה
ܒܥܲܬ ܬܲܠܬܹ݁ܝ ܫܵܗܲܕܲܝܵܝܗ
ܒܥܲܬ ܬܲܠܬܹ݁ܝ ܫܵܗܲܕܲܝܵܝܗ
: she looked for the three pieces of evidence
;
GT E Gen7:13
↗
ותלתי נשי בנוי
wtlty nšy bnwy
ܘܬܠܬܝ ܢܫܝ ܒܢܘܝ
ܘܬܠܬܝ ܢܫܝ ܒܢܘܝ
wtlty nšy bnwy
ותלתי נשי בנוי
ܘܬܠܬܝ ܢܫܝ ܒܢܘܝ
ܘܬܠܬܝ ܢܫܝ ܒܢܘܝ
: his sons' three wives
;
PJ Gen40:12
↗
תלתי מצוגייא תלתי אבהת עלמא הינון
tlty mṣwgyyˀ tlty ˀbht ˁlmˀ hynwn
ܬܠܬܝ ܡܨܘܓܝܝܐ ܬܠܬܝ ܐܒܗܬ ܥܠܡܐ ܗܝܢܘܢ
ܬܠܬܝ ܡܨܘܓܝܝܐ ܬܠܬܝ ܐܒܗܬ ܥܠܡܐ ܗܝܢܘܢ
tlty mṣwgyyˀ tlty ˀbht ˁlmˀ hynwn
תלתי מצוגייא תלתי אבהת עלמא הינון
ܬܠܬܝ ܡܨܘܓܝܝܐ ܬܠܬܝ ܐܒܗܬ ܥܠܡܐ ܗܝܢܘܢ
ܬܠܬܝ ܡܨܘܓܝܝܐ ܬܠܬܝ ܐܒܗܬ ܥܠܡܐ ܗܝܢܘܢ
: the three branches are the three world forefathers
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Form & Usage
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takes pl. suffixes, hence CPA pl. det. ܬܠ̈ܬܝܐ
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Derivatives
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mṯalləṯū, mṯalləṯūṯā
n.f.
— characterization by three, threeness
mtlyty
adj.
— three-fold
tleṯ, taltā
n.m.
— third ranking official
tlt
vb.
— D to do three times
məṯallaṯ, məṯalləṯā
adj.
— three-fold
tullāṯ, tullāṯā
v.n.D
— third repetition
tle/oṯ, tu/elṯā
num.
— one third
tleṯ, tu/iltā
n.m.
— three years old
tlt ˁsr
num.
— thirteen
tlt ˁsry
adj.
— thirteenth
tlysyry
adj.
— thirteenth
tlsry
adj.
— thirteenth
tlāṯā bšabbā
n.f.
— Tuesday
tltmˀh, tlt mˀh
num.
— three hundred
taltū, taltūṯā
n.f.
— third part
tltwm
n.m.
— three year old animal
taltī
n.m.
— third ranking official
tlāṯī, tlāṯīṯā
n.m.
— one-third portion
tlāṯāy, tlāṯāyā
adj.
— born third
tlāṯīn
num.
— thirty
tlīṯāy
adj.
— third
tlīṯāˀīṯ
adv.
— thrice
tlīṯāyā, tlīṯāytā
n.f.
— third part
tlīṯāyū, tlīṯāyūṯā
n.f.
— trinity
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Concordance
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Complete KWIC concordance
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Notes & Bibliography
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Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
1651[826]
DJPA:
583b
DJBA:
1211b
Jastrow:
1674
Drower/Macuch:
487b, 43a
J. Payne-Smith:
614
Levy Ch-W:
2:542
Tal Sam:
952
DNWSI:
1153
DCPA[Schulthess]:
457[220]
DJA:
86b
Qumran:
254
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