ܩܠܥܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ-ܠ-ܥ (q-l-ʿ) related to hurling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [q(ə)lɑʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [q(ə)lɑʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܠܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܠܥܐ)

1. slinging

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܠܥܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܠܥ		1st person	ܩܠܥܝ		ܩܠܥܢ
	construct	ܩܠܥ		2nd person	ܩܠܥܟ	ܩܠܥܟܝ	ܩܠܥܟܘܢ	ܩܠܥܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܠܥܐ		3rd person	ܩܠܥܗ	ܩܠܥܗ	ܩܠܥܗܘܢ	ܩܠܥܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܠܥܝܢ		1st person	ܩܠܥܝ		ܩܠܥܝܢ
	construct	ܩܠܥܝ		2nd person	ܩܠܥܝܟ	ܩܠܥܝܟܝ	ܩܠܥܝܟܘܢ	ܩܠܥܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܠܥܐ		3rd person	ܩܠܥܘܗܝ	ܩܠܥܝܗ	ܩܠܥܝܗܘܢ	ܩܠܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ-ܠ-ܥ (q-l-ʿ) related to hurling. Compare Hebrew קֶלַע (qélaʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɛlʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɛlʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܠܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܠܥܐ)

1. sling (weapon)
2. (nautical) sail

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܠܥܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܠܥ		1st person	ܩܠܥܝ		ܩܠܥܢ
	construct	ܩܠܥ		2nd person	ܩܠܥܟ	ܩܠܥܟܝ	ܩܠܥܟܘܢ	ܩܠܥܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܠܥܐ		3rd person	ܩܠܥܗ	ܩܠܥܗ	ܩܠܥܗܘܢ	ܩܠܥܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܠܥܝܢ		1st person	ܩܠܥܝ		ܩܠܥܝܢ
	construct	ܩܠܥܝ		2nd person	ܩܠܥܝܟ	ܩܠܥܝܟܝ	ܩܠܥܝܟܘܢ	ܩܠܥܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܠܥܐ		3rd person	ܩܠܥܘܗܝ	ܩܠܥܝܗ	ܩܠܥܝܗܘܢ	ܩܠܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Modified from above. Compare Hebrew קַלָּע (qallāʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qallɑʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qallɑʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܠܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܠܥܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܩܠܥܬܐ)

1. slinger

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܠܥܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܠܥ		1st person	ܩܠܥܝ		ܩܠܥܢ
	construct	ܩܠܥ		2nd person	ܩܠܥܟ	ܩܠܥܟܝ	ܩܠܥܟܘܢ	ܩܠܥܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܠܥܐ		3rd person	ܩܠܥܗ	ܩܠܥܗ	ܩܠܥܗܘܢ	ܩܠܥܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܠܥܝܢ		1st person	ܩܠܥܝ		ܩܠܥܝܢ
	construct	ܩܠܥܝ		2nd person	ܩܠܥܝܟ	ܩܠܥܝܟܝ	ܩܠܥܝܟܘܢ	ܩܠܥܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܠܥܐ		3rd person	ܩܠܥܘܗܝ	ܩܠܥܝܗ	ܩܠܥܝܗܘܢ	ܩܠܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa).

Alternative forms

• ܩܠܥܗ
• ܩܠܥܬܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qalʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qalʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܠܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܠܥܝܬܐ)

1. fortress, fortification, castle

   Synonyms: ܒܝܪܬܐ, ܚܣܢܐ, ܟܪܟܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܠܥܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܠܥ		1st person	ܩܠܥܝ		ܩܠܥܢ
	construct	ܩܠܥ		2nd person	ܩܠܥܟ	ܩܠܥܟܝ	ܩܠܥܟܘܢ	ܩܠܥܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܠܥܐ		3rd person	ܩܠܥܗ	ܩܠܥܗ	ܩܠܥܗܘܢ	ܩܠܥܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܠܥܝܢ		1st person	ܩܠܥܝܬܝ		ܩܠܥܝܬܢ
	construct	ܩܠܥܝܬ		2nd person	ܩܠܥܝܬܟ	ܩܠܥܝܬܟܝ	ܩܠܥܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܠܥܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܠܥܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܩܠܥܝܬܗ	ܩܠܥܝܬܗ	ܩܠܥܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܠܥܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “qlˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-07
• “qlˁh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-07
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 321a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 507b
• 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, pp. 1373b-1374a