ܟܘܚܠܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Inherited from Aramaic, from Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum, “antimon, stibium”); cognates Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) and Hebrew כָּחָל (kāḥāl).
Alternative forms
- ܟܚܠܐ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kuħlɑ(ʔ)]
Noun
ܟܘܚܠܐ • (kuḥlā) m (uncountable)
- kohl
- stibium, antimony
Inflection
Irregular absolute and construct with a varying Waw.
declension of ܟܘܚܠܐ
state | singular (uncountable) |
---|---|
absolute | ܟܚܘܠ |
construct | ܟܚܘܠ |
emphatic | ܟܘܚܠܐ |
possessive forms | |
1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܘܚܠܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܘܚܠܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܘܚܠܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܘܚܠܗ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܘܚܠܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܘܚܠܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܘܚܠܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܘܚܠܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܘܚܠܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܘܚܠܗܝܢ |
Descendants
- → Arabic: كُحل
- → Afar: kucúl
- → English: kohl
- → Ge'ez: ኵሕል (kʷəḥəl)
- Kurdish:
- → Northern Kurdish: kil
- → Central Kurdish: کِل (kil)
- → Southern Kurdish: کِڵ (kill)
- → Medieval Latin: alcohol (see there for further descendants)
- → Persian: کحل (kohl)
Etymology 2
Modified from above.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kuħħɑlɑ(ʔ)]
Noun
ܟܘܚܠܐ • (kuḥlā) m (uncountable)
- use of kohl, application of kohl to the eyes
Inflection
declension of ܟܘܚܠܐ
state | singular (uncountable) |
---|---|
absolute | ܟܘܚܠ |
construct | ܟܘܚܠ |
emphatic | ܟܘܚܠܐ |
possessive forms | |
1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܘܚܠܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܘܚܠܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܘܚܠܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܘܚܠܗ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܘܚܠܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܘܚܠܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܘܚܠܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܘܚܠܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܘܚܠܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܘܚܠܗܝܢ |
References
- “kwḥl”, 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. 154b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 207b
- 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. 604b