t l t
35 lemmas · 7 languages
soundAll three consonants are regularT Deut.22.19
Themes:thirteen·3thirty·2hundred·2trinity·2
POS shape:num·10noun·9verb·5numeral·5adj·2prefix·2name·1adv·1
This root is attested across 7 Semitic languages in our index. Each section below shows representative lemmas; attested means a Wiktionary editor explicitly tagged the root, inferredmeans we derived it mechanically from the word's consonantal skeleton.
Etymology treehow this root diverged from Proto-Semitic through the family
*t-l-tProto-Semitic
West Semitic
Central Semitic
Northwest Semitic
Canaanite
Hebrewתִּלְתָּןת ל ת— any Trifolieae tribe plant
Aramaic
Imperial Aramaicתְּלַתת ל ת— feminine of תְּלָתָא (tlāṯa, “three”)
Syriacܬܠܵܬ݂ܬ ܠ ܬ— three
Assyrian NAܬܸܠܵܬ݂ܬ ܠ ܬ— feminine of ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāṯā, “three”)
Turoyoܬܠܬܐܬ ܠ ܬ— three
Western NAܬܠܬܐܬ ܠ ܬ— three
Arabic
Arabicتُلِيتُت ل ت
Branch structure: Huehnergard (2005), Rubin (2010). The reconstructed Proto-Semitic form is computed on the fly from the cognate set's majority reflex pattern.
Imperial Aramaic
arc · 6 lemmas- feminine of תְּלָתָא (tlāṯa, “three”)From Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯum.
- three (3)From Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯatum.
- thirty (30)Compare Hebrew שְׁלוֹשִׁים (sh'loshím).
- three hundred
- thirteen (13)Compare Hebrew שְׁלֹשָׁה עָשָׂר (sh'loshá 'asár).
- feminine of תְּלָתַעְסַר (təlāṯaʿsar, “thirteen”)
Classical Syriac
syc · 5 lemmas- threeFrom Aramaic 𐡕𐡋𐡕 (talāṯ), from Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯum.
- threeFrom Aramaic 𐡕𐡋𐡕𐡄 (talāṯā), from Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯatum.
- TuesdayFrom ܬܠܬܐ (t(ə)lāṯā, “three, third”) + ܒ- (b(ə)-, “in”) + ܫܒܐ (šabbā), absolute singular form of ܫܒܬܐ (šabb(ə)ṯā, “Saturday; week”). Compare Arabic الثَّلَاثَاء (aṯ-ṯalāṯāʔ) and Hebrew יוֹם שְׁלִישִׁי (yôm šəlîšî).
- trinity, triadDerived from ܬܠܬܐ (təlāṯā, “three”). Compare Hebrew שְׁלִישִׁיָּה (šəlīšīyā).
- TrinityDerived from ܬܠܬܐ (təlāṯā, “three”). Compare Hebrew שְׁלִישִׁיָּה (šəlīšīyā).
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
aii · 8 lemmas- feminine of ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāṯā, “three”)Inherited from Aramaic תּלָת (tlāṯ), from Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯ-; compare Arabic ثَلَاث (ṯalāṯ) and Hebrew שָׁלוֹשׁ (shalósh).
- masculine construct state of ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāṯā, “three”)Inherited from Aramaic תּלָת (tlāṯ), from Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯ-; compare Arabic ثَلَاث (ṯalāṯ) and Hebrew שָׁלוֹשׁ (shalósh).
- to do something three times, include three people, etc.Denominal verb derived from the numeral ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāṯā, “three”).
- third (⅓)Of the noun pattern 1u23ā, derived from ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāṯā, “three”); compare Akkadian 𒑚 (šalšu [ŠUŠANA]), Arabic ثُلْث (ṯulṯ), and Hebrew שְׁלִישׁ (shlísh).
- third time or repetitionVerbal noun of ܡܬܲܠܸܬ݂ (mtalliṯ).
- construct state singular of ܬܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ (tlīṯāyā, “third”)See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
- construct state singular of ܬܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ (tlīṯāyā, “singular”)See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
- two years agoInherited from Aramaic [Term?], calque of Akkadian [Term?]. The ending -j is probably in analogy with ܫܸܬܩܲܕ݇ܝ (šitqay, “last year”). Compare Classical Syriac ܬܵܠܬ݂ܲܬ݂ (tālṯaṯ) and Turoyo ܬܷܠܬ݂ܱܕ݂ (tëlṯäḏ).
Hebrew
he · 7 lemmas- any Trifolieae tribe plantFrom Aramaic תלת (“three”). Also borrowed into Punic, transcribed in De materia medica 2:102 as τιτλώ, likely for *𐤕𐤋𐤕𐤀 (*tiltō).
- triple-, three-, tri-From Aramaic תלת, which is cognate with Hebrew שָׁלוֹשׁ (shalósh, “three”).
- alternative form of תלת
- a curl
- singular construct state form of בְּתוּלָה (betulá)
- curly (of hair)Past participle of תִּלְתֵּל (tiltél, “to curl”).
- tricycleתלת־ (t'lát, “tri-”) + אופן (ófan, “wheel; cycle”)
Arabic
ar · 4 lemmasTuroyo
tru · 4 lemmas- three
- thirty
- three hundred
- thirteen
Western Neo-Aramaic
amw · 1 lemma- three