ܫܘܓܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܫܘܼܠܵܐ (šūlā)

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܓ ܠ (š g l)
2 terms

From Arabic شُغْل (šuḡl) also attested in Classical Syriac.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃuɣ.lɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʃuːlɑː]

Noun

ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ • (šuḡlā) m (plural ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ (šuḡlānē) or ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܹ̈ܐ (šuḡlē) or ܫ̈ܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܠܹܐ (šuḡlālē))

1. job, work, labor, occupation

   Synonyms: ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܐ (pulḥānā), ܡܲܙܠܵܐ (mazlā), ܥܲܡܠܵܐ (ˁamlā)

   ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ ܩܵܬܘܼܟ݂. ― īṯ lī šuḡlā qātūḵ. ― I have a job for you.

   ܡܛܲܥܘܼܝܹܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ ؟ ― mṭaˁūyē ìwet bāṯar šuḡlā ? ― Are you looking for a job?

   ܦܲܠܵܚܹ̈ܐ ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܠܸܥܒ݂ܵܕܵܐ. ― pallāḥē aḡīrē īṯ lhōn šuḡlā rabbā liˁḇādā. ― The hired workers have a big job to do.

2. affair, business

   Synonyms: ܒܘܼܠܓܵܢܵܐ (bulgānā), ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ (ˁinyānā), ܫܲܪܒܵܐ (šarbā)

   ܠܲܝܬ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ ― layt lūḵ šuḡlā ― None of your business

   ܠܲܝܬ ܠܝܼ ܫܘܼܠܵܐ ― layt lī šūlā ― I don’t care (literally, “I don't have business”)

   ܡܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ ؟ ― mā īṯ lūḵ šuḡlā ? ― Why do you care? (literally, “What business do you have?”)

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܝܼ (šuḡlī)		ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܲܢ (šuḡlan)
	construct	ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠ (šuḡl)		2nd person	ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܘܼܟ݂ (šuḡlūḵ)	ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (šuḡlāḵ)	ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šuḡlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ (šuḡlā)		3rd person	ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܹܗ (šuḡlēh)	ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܗ̇ (šuḡlāh)	ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܗܘܿܢ (šuḡlhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܝܼ̈ (šuḡlī)		ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܲܢ̈ (šuḡlan)
	construct	ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܲܝ̈ (šuḡlay)		2nd person	ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šuḡlūḵ)	ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šuḡlāḵ)	ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šuḡlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܹ̈ܐ (šuḡlē)		3rd person	ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šuḡlūh)	ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šuḡlōh)	ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šuḡlhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Arabic شُغْل (šuḡl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃuɣlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃuɣle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܘܓܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܘܓܠܐ)

1. affair, business

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܓܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܘܓܠ		1st person	ܫܘܓܠܝ		ܫܘܓܠܢ
	construct	ܫܘܓܠ		2nd person	ܫܘܓܠܟ	ܫܘܓܠܟܝ	ܫܘܓܠܟܘܢ	ܫܘܓܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܓܠܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܓܠܗ	ܫܘܓܠܗ	ܫܘܓܠܗܘܢ	ܫܘܓܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܘܓܠܝܢ		1st person	ܫܘܓܠܝ		ܫܘܓܠܝܢ
	construct	ܫܘܓܠܝ		2nd person	ܫܘܓܠܝܟ	ܫܘܓܠܝܟܝ	ܫܘܓܠܝܟܘܢ	ܫܘܓܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܓܠܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܓܠܘܗܝ	ܫܘܓܠܝܗ	ܫܘܓܠܝܗܘܢ	ܫܘܓܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “šwglˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 358b
• 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, p. 1519a