صاقور
Arabic
Etymology
From Aramaic סִיקוּרָא (sīqūrā) / ܤܝܺܩܰܘܪܴܐ (sīqūrā), from Byzantine Greek τσεκούριον, σεκούριον (tsekoúrion, sekoúrion), from Latin secūris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sˁaː.quːr/
Noun
صَاقُور • (ṣāqūr) m (plural صَوَاقِير (ṣawāqīr))
- flang, pickaxe of a miner or digger
- 1997, Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses / الكتاب السنوي لشهود يهوه, page 144:
- اعرب الذين عملوا في بناء قاعات المحافل هذه عن روح حماسية. وهذه الروح الرائعة عوضت عما كان ينقص الآخرين من خبرة وعن النقص في الآلات والمعدات المناسبة. على سبيل المثال، في ريبيرَون پيرس، وجب ان يُحفَر حتى عمق ٧ امتار (٢٣ قدما) للوصول الى ارض صلبة لقاعدة الاساسات. فاستُعملت حفارة خلفية، ولكن كان يمكن استخدامها فقط لنصف العمق المطلوب. ولزم القيام بما تبقى بالصاقور والمجرفة. ووجب حفر اكثر من ٢٠ حفرة كهذه.
- en: Those who worked on the construction of these Assembly Halls manifested an enthusiastic spirit. This fine spirit compensated for what many lacked in experience and for the shortage of appropriate machinery and equipment. For example, at Ribeirão Pires it was necessary to dig to a depth of 23 feet [7 m] to reach firm ground for the base of the foundations. A backhoe was used, but it could be used for only half the depth that was needed. The rest had to be done with pick and shovel. More than 20 such holes had to be dug.
de: Diejenigen, die beim Bau der Kongreßsäle mithalfen, waren mit Begeisterung bei der Sache. Vielen fehlte es zwar an Erfahrung, und es herrschte auch ein Mangel an geeigneten Maschinen und Geräten, doch das wurde durch den guten Geist wieder wettgemacht. In Ribeirão Pires war beispielsweise ein Aushub bis in 7 Meter Tiefe nötig, bevor man auf festen Grund stieß, auf den das Fundament gelegt werden konnte. Man setzte einen Löffelbagger ein, mit dem man aber nur bis zur Hälfte der benötigten Tiefe kam. Der Rest war dann mit Pickel und Schaufel zu bewältigen. Über 20 solche Gruben mußten ausgehoben werden.
- en: Those who worked on the construction of these Assembly Halls manifested an enthusiastic spirit. This fine spirit compensated for what many lacked in experience and for the shortage of appropriate machinery and equipment. For example, at Ribeirão Pires it was necessary to dig to a depth of 23 feet [7 m] to reach firm ground for the base of the foundations. A backhoe was used, but it could be used for only half the depth that was needed. The rest had to be done with pick and shovel. More than 20 such holes had to be dug.
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Declension
Declension of noun صَاقُور (ṣāqūr)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | صَاقُور ṣāqūr | الصَّاقُور aṣ-ṣāqūr | صَاقُور ṣāqūr |
| Nominative | صَاقُورٌ ṣāqūrun | الصَّاقُورُ aṣ-ṣāqūru | صَاقُورُ ṣāqūru |
| Accusative | صَاقُورًا ṣāqūran | الصَّاقُورَ aṣ-ṣāqūra | صَاقُورَ ṣāqūra |
| Genitive | صَاقُورٍ ṣāqūrin | الصَّاقُورِ aṣ-ṣāqūri | صَاقُورِ ṣāqūri |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | صَاقُورَيْن ṣāqūrayn | الصَّاقُورَيْن aṣ-ṣāqūrayn | صَاقُورَيْ ṣāqūray |
| Nominative | صَاقُورَانِ ṣāqūrāni | الصَّاقُورَانِ aṣ-ṣāqūrāni | صَاقُورَا ṣāqūrā |
| Accusative | صَاقُورَيْنِ ṣāqūrayni | الصَّاقُورَيْنِ aṣ-ṣāqūrayni | صَاقُورَيْ ṣāqūray |
| Genitive | صَاقُورَيْنِ ṣāqūrayni | الصَّاقُورَيْنِ aṣ-ṣāqūrayni | صَاقُورَيْ ṣāqūray |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | صَوَاقِير ṣawāqīr | الصَّوَاقِير aṣ-ṣawāqīr | صَوَاقِير ṣawāqīr |
| Nominative | صَوَاقِيرُ ṣawāqīru | الصَّوَاقِيرُ aṣ-ṣawāqīru | صَوَاقِيرُ ṣawāqīru |
| Accusative | صَوَاقِيرَ ṣawāqīra | الصَّوَاقِيرَ aṣ-ṣawāqīra | صَوَاقِيرَ ṣawāqīra |
| Genitive | صَوَاقِيرَ ṣawāqīra | الصَّوَاقِيرِ aṣ-ṣawāqīri | صَوَاقِيرِ ṣawāqīri |
Descendants
- Sanaani Arabic: صَاقُور (ṣāgūr, “axe”)
References
- “صاقور” in Almaany
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 84–85
- Freytag, Georg (1833), “صاقور”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 508a