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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܩܠ		1st person	ܫܩܠܝ		ܫܩܠܢ
	construct	ܫܩܠ		2nd person	ܫܩܠܟ	ܫܩܠܟܝ	ܫܩܠܟܘܢ	ܫܩܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܩܠܐ		3rd person	ܫܩܠܗ	ܫܩܠܗ	ܫܩܠܗܘܢ	ܫܩܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܩܠܝܢ		1st person	ܫܩܠܝ		ܫܩܠܝܢ
	construct	ܫܩܠܝ		2nd person	ܫܩܠܝܟ	ܫܩܠܝܟܝ	ܫܩܠܝܟܘܢ	ܫܩܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܩܠܐ		3rd person	ܫܩܠܘܗܝ	ܫܩܠܝܗ	ܫܩܠܝܗܘܢ	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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܩܠ		1st person	ܫܩܠܝ		ܫܩܠܢ
	construct	ܫܩܠ		2nd person	ܫܩܠܟ	ܫܩܠܟܝ	ܫܩܠܟܘܢ	ܫܩܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܩܠܐ		3rd person	ܫܩܠܗ	ܫܩܠܗ	ܫܩܠܗܘܢ	ܫܩܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܩܠܝܢ		1st person	ܫܩܠܝ		ܫܩܠܝܢ
	construct	ܫܩܠܝ		2nd person	ܫܩܠܝܟ	ܫܩܠܝܟܝ	ܫܩܠܝܟܘܢ	ܫܩܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܩܠܐ		3rd person	ܫܩܠܘܗܝ	ܫܩܠܝܗ	ܫܩܠܝܗܘܢ	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