ܫܩܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܫ-ܩ-ܠ (š-q-l) related to taking.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈʃɛq.lɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʃɪq.lɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʃeq.lo]

Noun

ܫܩܠܐ • (šeqlā) m (plural ܫܩܠܐ (šeqlē))

1. burden, load
2. tribute, tax, impost
3. (in the plural) takings, receipts, gains
4. robe with a train

Inflection

    inflection of ܫܩܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܩܠ	ܫܩܠܝܢ
construct	ܫܩܠ	ܫܩܠܝ
emphatic	ܫܩܠܐ	ܫܩܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܩܠܝ	ܫܩܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܩܠܟ	ܫܩܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܩܠܟܝ	ܫܩܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܩܠܗ	ܫܩܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܩܠܗ	ܫܩܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܩܠܢ	ܫܩܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܩܠܟܘܢ	ܫܩܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܩܠܟܝܢ	ܫܩܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܩܠܗܘܢ	ܫܩܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܩܠܗܝܢ	ܫܩܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܫ-ܩ-ܠ (š-q-l) related to taking. The sense of "syllable" is a calque of Ancient Greek συλλαβή (sullabḗ) and the sense of "paradigm" is a calque of Arabic وَزْن (wazn).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə.)ˈqɑ.lɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʃqɑ.lɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʃqo.lo]

Noun

ܫܩܠܐ • (šəqālā) m (plural ܫܩܠܐ (šəqālē))

1. taking, lifting up
2. taking away, deprivation
3. assuming
4. toil, effort, pains, care, diligence
5. evidence, argument
6. (logic) conclusion
7. taking in marriage, choosing a spouse
8. burden, torture
9. tribute, payment
10. part, share, portion, provision
11. province
12. mortar (used with a pestle)
13. (grammar, linguistics) syllable
14. (grammar) paradigm, verbal form

Inflection

    inflection of ܫܩܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܩܠ	ܫܩܠܝܢ
construct	ܫܩܠ	ܫܩܠܝ
emphatic	ܫܩܠܐ	ܫܩܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܩܠܝ	ܫܩܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܩܠܟ	ܫܩܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܩܠܟܝ	ܫܩܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܩܠܗ	ܫܩܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܩܠܗ	ܫܩܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܩܠܢ	ܫܩܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܩܠܟܘܢ	ܫܩܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܩܠܟܝܢ	ܫܩܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܩܠܗܘܢ	ܫܩܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܩܠܗܝܢ	ܫܩܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “šql³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2021-06-23
• “šql²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2021-06-23
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 379b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 594a-b
• 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 1597a-1598a