صيقل
Arabic
Alternative forms
- سَيْقَل (sayqal), صَقَّال (ṣaqqāl)
Etymology
From Aramaic סיקלא (sēqōlā), סקולא (sāqōlā, “polisher”). The Arabic root ص ق ل (ṣ-q-l) with its polishing meanings is derived form this occupation’s name.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sˤaj.qal/
Noun
صَيْقَل • (ṣayqal) m (plural صَيَاقِل (ṣayāqil) or صَيَاقِلَة (ṣayāqila))
- (obsolete) polisher of swords, togishi (a specialist sharpening and polishing a sword after a swordsmith’s fabricating it)
- a. 604, An-Nābiḡa aḏ-Ḏubyānīy, يا دارَ مَيَّةَ بِالعَلياءِ فَالسَنَدِ [first line]:
- طاوي المُصَيرِ كَسَيفِ الصَيقَلِ الفَرَدِ
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Declension
Declension of noun صَيْقَل (ṣayqal)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | صَيْقَل ṣayqal | الصَّيْقَل aṣ-ṣayqal | صَيْقَل ṣayqal |
| Nominative | صَيْقَلٌ ṣayqalun | الصَّيْقَلُ aṣ-ṣayqalu | صَيْقَلُ ṣayqalu |
| Accusative | صَيْقَلًا ṣayqalan | الصَّيْقَلَ aṣ-ṣayqala | صَيْقَلَ ṣayqala |
| Genitive | صَيْقَلٍ ṣayqalin | الصَّيْقَلِ aṣ-ṣayqali | صَيْقَلِ ṣayqali |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | صَيْقَلَيْن ṣayqalayn | الصَّيْقَلَيْن aṣ-ṣayqalayn | صَيْقَلَيْ ṣayqalay |
| Nominative | صَيْقَلَانِ ṣayqalāni | الصَّيْقَلَانِ aṣ-ṣayqalāni | صَيْقَلَا ṣayqalā |
| Accusative | صَيْقَلَيْنِ ṣayqalayni | الصَّيْقَلَيْنِ aṣ-ṣayqalayni | صَيْقَلَيْ ṣayqalay |
| Genitive | صَيْقَلَيْنِ ṣayqalayni | الصَّيْقَلَيْنِ aṣ-ṣayqalayni | صَيْقَلَيْ ṣayqalay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | صَيَاقِل; صَيَاقِلَة ṣayāqil; ṣayāqila | الصَّيَاقِل; الصَّيَاقِلَة aṣ-ṣayāqil; aṣ-ṣayāqila | صَيَاقِل; صَيَاقِلَة ṣayāqil; ṣayāqilat |
| Nominative | صَيَاقِلُ; صَيَاقِلَةٌ ṣayāqilu; ṣayāqilatun | الصَّيَاقِلُ; الصَّيَاقِلَةُ aṣ-ṣayāqilu; aṣ-ṣayāqilatu | صَيَاقِلُ; صَيَاقِلَةُ ṣayāqilu; ṣayāqilatu |
| Accusative | صَيَاقِلَ; صَيَاقِلَةً ṣayāqila; ṣayāqilatan | الصَّيَاقِلَ; الصَّيَاقِلَةَ aṣ-ṣayāqila; aṣ-ṣayāqilata | صَيَاقِلَ; صَيَاقِلَةَ ṣayāqila; ṣayāqilata |
| Genitive | صَيَاقِلَ; صَيَاقِلَةٍ ṣayāqila; ṣayāqilatin | الصَّيَاقِلِ; الصَّيَاقِلَةِ aṣ-ṣayāqili; aṣ-ṣayāqilati | صَيَاقِلِ; صَيَاقِلَةِ ṣayāqili; ṣayāqilati |
Descendants
- → Ge'ez: ሰይቀል (säyḳäl)
References
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 254b
- “sql2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–