ܡܒܩܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܡܒܠܩܐ

Root
ܒ ܩ ܠ (b q l)
1 term

Etymology

Derived morphologically from ܒܲܩܵܠܵܐ (baqqālā, “greengrocer”), coined as substitute for the more common Anglicism ܣܘܼܦܲܪ ܡܲܐܪܟܹܬ (sūpar maˀrkēt) and colloquialism from French ܟܲܪܹܦ̮ܘܼܪ (karrēfūr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [maw.qəlɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܒ݂ܩܠܵܐ • (maḇqlā) m sg (plural ܡܲܒ݂ܩܠܹ̈ܐ (maḇqlē))

1. supermarket (large self-service store that sells groceries, medications, household goods and/or clothing)

   ܙܘܼܒܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܟܠ ܡܲܒ݂ܩܠܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܦܢܝܼܬܵܐ

   zubnā ìlēh b-kul maḇqlā gāw d-aya pnītā

   It’s sold at every supermarket in this area.

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܒ݂ܩܠܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܒ݂ܩܠܝܼ (maḇqlī)		ܡܲܒ݂ܩܠܲܢ (maḇqlan)
	construct	ܡܲܒ݂ܩܲܠ (maḇqal)		2nd person	ܡܲܒ݂ܩܠܘܼܟ݂ (maḇqlūḵ)	ܡܲܒ݂ܩܠܵܟ݂ܝ (maḇqlāḵ)	ܡܲܒ݂ܩܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḇqlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܒ݂ܩܠܵܐ (maḇqlā)		3rd person	ܡܲܒ݂ܩܠܹܗ (maḇqlēh)	ܡܲܒ݂ܩܠܵܗ̇ (maḇqlāh)	ܡܲܒ݂ܩܠܗܘܿܢ (maḇqlhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܒ݂ܩܠܝܼ̈ (maḇqlī)		ܡܲܒ݂ܩܠܲܢ̈ (maḇqlan)
	construct	ܡܲܒ݂ܩܠܲܝ̈ (maḇqlay)		2nd person	ܡܲܒ݂ܩܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maḇqlūḵ)	ܡܲܒ݂ܩܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maḇqlāḵ)	ܡܲܒ݂ܩܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḇqlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܒ݂ܩܠܹ̈ܐ (maḇqlē)		3rd person	ܡܲܒ݂ܩܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (maḇqlūh)	ܡܲܒ݂ܩܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (maḇqlōh)	ܡܲܒ݂ܩܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (maḇqlhōn)

See also

• ܕܸܟܵܢܵܐ ܕܒܲܩܵܠܵܐ (dikkānā d-baqqālā, “grocery store”)