ܚܝܠܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Compare Arabic حَوْل (ḥawl) and Hebrew חַיִל (ḥayil). The sense of "miracle" is a calque of Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ħajlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ħajle(ʔ)], [ħajlawwɑθɑ(ʔ)], [ħajlɑjawwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܚܝܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܝܠܝܘܬܐ or ܚܝܠܘܬܐ or ܚܝܠܐ)
- strength, vigor/vigour, might
- force, power
- (military) army, host
- multitude, abundance, wealth
- meaning, sense, import
- resource, possession
- courage, virtue
- sacred service
- (usually feminine) miracle, wonder
- potentiality, possibility, capacity
Inflection
declension of ܚܝܠܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܚܝܠ | ܚܝܠܝܘܢ ,ܚܝܠܘܢ ,ܚܝܠܝܢ |
| construct | ܚܝܠ | ܚܝܠܝܘܬ ,ܚܝܠܘܬ ,ܚܝܠܝ |
| emphatic | ܚܝܠܐ | ܚܝܠܝܘܬܐ ,ܚܝܠܘܬܐ ,ܚܝܠܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܚܝܠܝ | ܚܝܠܝܘܬܝ ,ܚܝܠܘܬܝ ,ܚܝܠܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܚܝܠܟ | ܚܝܠܝܘܬܟ ,ܚܝܠܘܬܟ ,ܚܝܠܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܚܝܠܟܝ | ܚܝܠܝܘܬܟܝ ,ܚܝܠܘܬܟܝ ,ܚܝܠܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܚܝܠܗ | ܚܝܠܝܘܬܗ ,ܚܝܠܘܬܗ ,ܚܝܠܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܚܝܠܗ | ܚܝܠܝܘܬܗ ,ܚܝܠܘܬܗ ,ܚܝܠܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܚܝܠܢ | ܚܝܠܝܘܬܢ ,ܚܝܠܘܬܢ ,ܚܝܠܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܚܝܠܟܘܢ | ܚܝܠܝܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܚܝܠܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܚܝܠܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܚܝܠܟܝܢ | ܚܝܠܝܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܚܝܠܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܚܝܠܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܚܝܠܗܘܢ | ܚܝܠܝܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܚܝܠܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܚܝܠܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܚܝܠܗܝܢ | ܚܝܠܝܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܚܝܠܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܚܝܠܝܗܝܢ |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ħ(ə)jɑlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ħ(ə)jɑle(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܚܝܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܝܠܐ)
- cry for help
- (by extension) help
Inflection
inflection of ܚܝܠܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܚܝܠ | ܚܝܠܝܢ |
| construct | ܚܝܠ | ܚܝܠܝ |
| emphatic | ܚܝܠܐ | ܚܝܠܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܚܝܠܝ | ܚܝܠܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܚܝܠܟ | ܚܝܠܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܚܝܠܟܝ | ܚܝܠܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܚܝܠܗ | ܚܝܠܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܚܝܠܗ | ܚܝܠܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܚܝܠܢ | ܚܝܠܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܚܝܠܟܘܢ | ܚܝܠܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܚܝܠܟܝܢ | ܚܝܠܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܚܝܠܗܘܢ | ܚܝܠܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܚܝܠܗܝܢ | ܚܝܠܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 3
Possibly from Arabic خَيَال (ḵayāl).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ħɑjɑlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ħɑjɑle(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܚܝܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܝܠܐ)
- kind of plant
Inflection
inflection of ܚܝܠܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܚܝܠ | ܚܝܠܝܢ |
| construct | ܚܝܠ | ܚܝܠܝ |
| emphatic | ܚܝܠܐ | ܚܝܠܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܚܝܠܝ | ܚܝܠܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܚܝܠܟ | ܚܝܠܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܚܝܠܟܝ | ܚܝܠܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܚܝܠܗ | ܚܝܠܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܚܝܠܗ | ܚܝܠܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܚܝܠܢ | ܚܝܠܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܚܝܠܟܘܢ | ܚܝܠܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܚܝܠܟܝܢ | ܚܝܠܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܚܝܠܗܘܢ | ܚܝܠܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܚܝܠܗܝܢ | ܚܝܠܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “ḥyl”, 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. 103b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 140a-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, p. 447b-448a