ܣܩܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܣ-ܩ-ܠ (s-q-l) related to polishing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɛqlɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sɛqle] (plural)

Noun

ܣܩܠܐ • (seqlā) m (plural ܣܩܠܐ (seqlē))

1. ornament
2. elegance, enchantment
3. embellishing

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܩܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܩܠ		1st person	ܣܩܠܝ		ܣܩܠܢ
	construct	ܣܩܠ		2nd person	ܣܩܠܟ	ܣܩܠܟܝ	ܣܩܠܟܘܢ	ܣܩܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܩܠܐ		3rd person	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܗܘܢ	ܣܩܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܩܠܝܢ		1st person	ܣܩܠܝ		ܣܩܠܝܢ
	construct	ܣܩܠܝ		2nd person	ܣܩܠܝܟ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝ	ܣܩܠܝܟܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܩܠܐ		3rd person	ܣܩܠܘܗܝ	ܣܩܠܝܗ	ܣܩܠܝܗܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܣ-ܩ-ܠ (s-q-l) related to polishing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saqqɑlɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [saqqɑle] (plural)

Noun

ܣܩܠܐ • (saqqālā) m (plural ܣܩܠܐ (saqqālē))

1. polisher, furbisher, sculptor

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܩܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܩܠ		1st person	ܣܩܠܝ		ܣܩܠܢ
	construct	ܣܩܠ		2nd person	ܣܩܠܟ	ܣܩܠܟܝ	ܣܩܠܟܘܢ	ܣܩܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܩܠܐ		3rd person	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܗܘܢ	ܣܩܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܩܠܝܢ		1st person	ܣܩܠܝ		ܣܩܠܝܢ
	construct	ܣܩܠܝ		2nd person	ܣܩܠܝܟ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝ	ܣܩܠܝܟܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܩܠܐ		3rd person	ܣܩܠܘܗܝ	ܣܩܠܝܗ	ܣܩܠܝܗܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܣ-ܩ-ܠ (s-q-l) related to polishing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s(ə)qɑlɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [s(ə)qɑle] (plural)

Noun

ܣܩܠܐ • (sqālā) m (plural ܣܩܠܐ (sqālē))

1. polishing
2. embellishment, adornment
3. splendour

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܩܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܩܠ		1st person	ܣܩܠܝ		ܣܩܠܢ
	construct	ܣܩܠ		2nd person	ܣܩܠܟ	ܣܩܠܟܝ	ܣܩܠܟܘܢ	ܣܩܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܩܠܐ		3rd person	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܗܘܢ	ܣܩܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܩܠܝܢ		1st person	ܣܩܠܝ		ܣܩܠܝܢ
	construct	ܣܩܠܝ		2nd person	ܣܩܠܝܟ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝ	ܣܩܠܝܟܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܩܠܐ		3rd person	ܣܩܠܘܗܝ	ܣܩܠܝܗ	ܣܩܠܝܗܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From Byzantine Greek σκάλα (skála), from Latin scāla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s(ə)qɑlɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [s(ə)qɑle] (plural)

Noun

ܣܩܠܐ • (sqālā) m (plural ܣܩܠܐ (sqālē))

1. ladder

   Synonym: ܣܒܠܬܐ (sebbelṯā, seḇləṯā)

2. stirrup

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܩܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܩܠ		1st person	ܣܩܠܝ		ܣܩܠܢ
	construct	ܣܩܠ		2nd person	ܣܩܠܟ	ܣܩܠܟܝ	ܣܩܠܟܘܢ	ܣܩܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܩܠܐ		3rd person	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܗܘܢ	ܣܩܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܩܠܝܢ		1st person	ܣܩܠܝ		ܣܩܠܝܢ
	construct	ܣܩܠܝ		2nd person	ܣܩܠܝܟ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝ	ܣܩܠܝܟܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܩܠܐ		3rd person	ܣܩܠܘܗܝ	ܣܩܠܝܗ	ܣܩܠܝܗܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 5

From Ancient Greek ὀκλάξ (okláx).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s(ə)qɑlɑ]

Adverb

ܣܩܠܐ • (sqālā)

1. squatting, sitting down, cross-legged

Etymology 6

From Ancient Greek σκίλλα (skílla).

Alternative forms

• ܣܩܝܠܐ (sqīlā), ܐܣܩܝܠ (ʾəsqīl)

Noun

ܣܩܠܐ • (sqillā)

1. squill (the name of various plants of the genus Scilla, and particularly Drimia maritima)

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܩܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܩܠ		1st person	ܣܩܠܝ		ܣܩܠܢ
	construct	ܣܩܠ		2nd person	ܣܩܠܟ	ܣܩܠܟܝ	ܣܩܠܟܘܢ	ܣܩܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܩܠܐ		3rd person	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܗܘܢ	ܣܩܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܩܠܝܢ		1st person	ܣܩܠܝ		ܣܩܠܝܢ
	construct	ܣܩܠܝ		2nd person	ܣܩܠܝܟ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝ	ܣܩܠܝܟܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܩܠܐ		3rd person	ܣܩܠܘܗܝ	ܣܩܠܝܗ	ܣܩܠܝܗܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “sql³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “sql⁴”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “sql²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “sql⁵”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ˀsqyl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “sql”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• مروان بن جناح [Marwān ibn Janāḥ] (a. 1050) Gerrit Bos, Fabian Käs, editors, كتاب التلخيص [kitāb at-talḵīṣ] [On the Nomenclature of Medicinal Drugs], Leiden: Brill, published 2020, →DOI, →ISBN, 35 (fol. 6r,10–13), page 242
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 235b
• Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎^[1] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 75 Nr. 45
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 388b
• 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, pages 1039b-1040a