ܬܩܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܬ ܩ ܠ (t q l)
4 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic תִּקְלָא (tiqlā), from Akkadian 𒂅 (šiqlum); cognate with Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (shékel), Arabic ثِقْل (ṯiql, “weight”), as well as South Levantine Arabic شِيكِل (šēkel).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tɪq.lɑː]

Noun

ܬܸܩܠܵܐ • (tiqlā) m sg (plural ܬܸܩ̈ܠܹܐ (tiqlē))

1. shekel (ancient Mesopotamian coin, equal to ca. 8.3 g. or 1/60 mina)
2. (by extension, modern) new shekel (name of Israel's currency unit since 24 February 1980)
3. (obsolete) weight, mass, bulk

   Synonyms: ܝܘܼܩܪܵܐ (yuqrā), ܘܲܙܢܵܐ (waznā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܸܩܠܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܸܩܠܝܼ (tiqlī)		ܬܸܩܠܲܢ (tiqlan)
	construct	ܬܩܸܠ (tqil)		2nd person	ܬܸܩܠܘܼܟ݂ (tiqlūḵ)	ܬܸܩܠܵܟ݂ܝ (tiqlāḵ)	ܬܸܩܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tiqlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܸܩܠܵܐ (tiqlā)		3rd person	ܬܸܩܠܹܗ (tiqlēh)	ܬܸܩܠܵܗ̇ (tiqlāh)	ܬܸܩܠܗܘܿܢ (tiqlhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܸܩܠܝܼ̈ (tiqlī)		ܬܸܩܠܲܢ̈ (tiqlan)
	construct	ܬܸܩܠܲܝ̈ (tiqlay)		2nd person	ܬܸܩܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tiqlūḵ)	ܬܸܩܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tiqlāḵ)	ܬܸܩܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tiqlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܸܩܠܹ̈ܐ (tiqlē)		3rd person	ܬܸܩܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tiqlūh)	ܬܸܩܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tiqlōh)	ܬܸܩܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tiqlhōn)

Derived terms

• ܬܸܩܠܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ (tiqlā ḥadtā)

Related terms

• ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܵܐ (maṯqālā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܬ-ܩ-ܠ (t-q-l) related to weighing, from Proto-Semitic *ṯql. Compare Arabic ثِقْل (ṯiql) and Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (šéqel).

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): [tɛqlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tɛqle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܩܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܩܠܐ)

1. weight, mass, bulk
2. burden

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܩܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܩܠ		1st person	ܬܩܠܝ		ܬܩܠܢ
	construct	ܬܩܠ		2nd person	ܬܩܠܟ	ܬܩܠܟܝ	ܬܩܠܟܘܢ	ܬܩܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܩܠܐ		3rd person	ܬܩܠܗ	ܬܩܠܗ	ܬܩܠܗܘܢ	ܬܩܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܩܠܝܢ		1st person	ܬܩܠܝ		ܬܩܠܝܢ
	construct	ܬܩܠܝ		2nd person	ܬܩܠܝܟ	ܬܩܠܝܟܝ	ܬܩܠܝܟܘܢ	ܬܩܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܩܠܐ		3rd person	ܬܩܠܘܗܝ	ܬܩܠܝܗ	ܬܩܠܝܗܘܢ	ܬܩܠܝܗܝܢ

Pronunciation 2

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

Noun

ܬܩܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܩܠܐ)

1. weighing, weight

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܩܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܩܠ		1st person	ܬܩܠܝ		ܬܩܠܢ
	construct	ܬܩܠ		2nd person	ܬܩܠܟ	ܬܩܠܟܝ	ܬܩܠܟܘܢ	ܬܩܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܩܠܐ		3rd person	ܬܩܠܗ	ܬܩܠܗ	ܬܩܠܗܘܢ	ܬܩܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܩܠܝܢ		1st person	ܬܩܠܝ		ܬܩܠܝܢ
	construct	ܬܩܠܝ		2nd person	ܬܩܠܝܟ	ܬܩܠܝܟܝ	ܬܩܠܝܟܘܢ	ܬܩܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܩܠܐ		3rd person	ܬܩܠܘܗܝ	ܬܩܠܝܗ	ܬܩܠܝܗܘܢ	ܬܩܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “tql”, 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. 395b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 618a
• 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. 1661a