ܟܝܠܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܟ-ܘ-ܠ (k-w-l) related to measuring; compare Arabic كَيْل (kayl). The sense of "paradigm" is a calque of Arabic وَزْن (wazn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kajlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [kajle(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܟܝܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܝܠܐ)
- kind of measure used for wine, oil, grain, etc.
- (figuratively) amount, quantity
- (poetry, prosody) metre
- (grammar) paradigm, inflectional pattern or form
Inflection
inflection of ܟܝܠܐ
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܟܝܠ | ܟܝܠܝܢ |
construct | ܟܝܠ | ܟܝܠܝ |
emphatic | ܟܝܠܐ | ܟܝܠܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܝܠܝ | ܟܝܠܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܝܠܟ | ܟܝܠܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܝܠܟܝ | ܟܝܠܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܝܠܗ | ܟܝܠܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܝܠܗ | ܟܝܠܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܝܠܢ | ܟܝܠܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܝܠܟܘܢ | ܟܝܠܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܝܠܟܝܢ | ܟܝܠܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܝܠܗܘܢ | ܟܝܠܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܝܠܗܝܢ | ܟܝܠܝܗܝܢ |
Proper noun
ܟܝܠܐ • (transliteration needed)
- (astronomy) name of a star
Etymology 2
Modified from above. Compare Arabic كَيَّال (kayyāl).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kajjɑlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [kajjɑle(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܟܝܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܝܠܐ)
- measurer, weigher
Inflection
inflection of ܟܝܠܐ
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܟܝܠ | ܟܝܠܝܢ |
construct | ܟܝܠ | ܟܝܠܝ |
emphatic | ܟܝܠܐ | ܟܝܠܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܝܠܝ | ܟܝܠܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܝܠܟ | ܟܝܠܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܝܠܟܝ | ܟܝܠܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܝܠܗ | ܟܝܠܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܝܠܗ | ܟܝܠܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܝܠܢ | ܟܝܠܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܝܠܟܘܢ | ܟܝܠܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܝܠܟܝܢ | ܟܝܠܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܝܠܗܘܢ | ܟܝܠܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܝܠܗܝܢ | ܟܝܠܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “kyl”, 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. 155a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 213a
- 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. 618b