ܥܠ

From Aramaic עַל (ʿal); compare Hebrew עַל ('al), Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʕal.]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [ʔæl.]

ܥܲܠ • (ˁal)

1. on, upon, onto

   ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ― šlāmā ˁallāwḵōn ― hello (literally, “peace be upon you”)

   ܟܵܣܵܐ ܕܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܦܵܬܘܿܪܵܐ. ― kāsā d-ḥalḇā ìlēh ˁal pātōrā. ― The glass of milk is on the table.

2. (by extension) with a hint of

   ܓܠܝܼܕܬܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܓܵܘܙܹ̈ܐ ― glīdtā ˁal gāwzē ― walnut-flavored ice cream (literally, “ice cream on walnuts”)

   ܡܲܣܬܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܬܘܼܬܹ̈ܐ ― mastā ˁal tūtē ― strawberry-flavoured yoghurt (literally, “yoghurt on strawberries”)

3. against

   ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ ܥܲܠܘܼܗܝ ܘܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ ܐܸܠܹܗ. ― riˁyānā ˁalūh w-riˁyānā illēh. ― Opinion against it and reasons for it.

4. about, concerning

   ܡܡܘܼܠܸܠ ܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܫܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ. ― mmūlil lēh ˁal šaḇrūṯēh. ― He talked about his childhood.

• (on): This word is used when something is directly on top of another thing. When something is in general above it, the phrase ܠܥܸܠ ܡ̣ܢ (lˁil min) is used.

• (on): ܠܩܲܪܥܵܐ ܕ- (lqarˁā d-), ܠܪܹܝܫ (lrēš)
• (against): ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ (dalquḇl)
• (about): ܒܘܼܬ (būt)

• (antonym(s) of “on”): ܬܚܘܿܬ݂ (tḥōṯ)
• (antonym(s) of “against”): ܠ- (l-), ܩܵܐ (qā), ܡ̣ܢ ܓܹܒܵܐ (min gēbā)