Appendix:Assyrian Neo-Aramaic roots/ܫ ܐ ܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic; compare Hebrew שׁ־א־ל (š-ʾ-l) and Arabic س ء ل (s ʔ l).

Root

ܫ ܐ ܠ • (š ˀ l)

1. forming words pertaining to asking

Derived terms

Verbs

• ܫܵܐܹܠ (šāˀēl)
• ܫܲܐܸܠ (šaˀil)
• ܡܲܫܐܸܠ (mašˀil)

Nouns

• ܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܐ (šūˀālā, “question”)
• ܫܸܐܠܬܵܐ (šiˀltā, “borrowing”)
• ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (mištaˀlānūtā, “responsibility”)

Adjectives

• ܫܐܝܼܠܵܐ (šˀīlā, “figurative, symbolic, metaphorical, supposed”)
• ܡܲܫܐܠܵܢܵܐ (mašˀlānā, “reluctant, disinclined”)
• ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܵܐ (mištaˀlānā, “responsible”)

Adverbs

• ܫܐܝܼܠܵܐܝܼܬ (šˀīlāˀīt, “supposedly”)
• ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ (mištaˀlānāˀīt, “responsibly”)