ܡܩܠܥܢܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܩ-ܠ-ܥ (q-l-ʿ) related to hurling. Compare Hebrew מַקְלְעָן (maqləʿān).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [maql(ə)ʕɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [maql(ə)ʕɑne(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܡܩܠܥܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܩܠܥܢܐ)
- sling; catapult, ballista
- slinger
Inflection
inflection of ܡܩܠܥܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܩܠܥܢ | ܡܩܠܥܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܩܠܥܢ | ܡܩܠܥܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܩܠܥܢܐ | ܡܩܠܥܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܩܠܥܢܝ | ܡܩܠܥܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܩܠܥܢܟ | ܡܩܠܥܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܩܠܥܢܟܝ | ܡܩܠܥܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܩܠܥܢܗ | ܡܩܠܥܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܩܠܥܢܗ | ܡܩܠܥܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܩܠܥܢܢ | ܡܩܠܥܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܩܠܥܢܟܘܢ | ܡܩܠܥܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܩܠܥܢܟܝܢ | ܡܩܠܥܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܩܠܥܢܗܘܢ | ܡܩܠܥܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܩܠܥܢܗܝܢ | ܡܩܠܥܢܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “mqlˁn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-07
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 297a