ܣܩܠܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܣ-ܩ-ܠ (s-q-l) related to polishing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɛqlɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [sɛqle] (plural)
Noun
ܣܩܠܐ • (seqlā) m (plural ܣܩܠܐ (seqlē))
- ornament
- elegance, enchantment
- embellishing
Inflection
inflection of ܣܩܠܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܣܩܠ | ܣܩܠܝܢ |
| construct | ܣܩܠ | ܣܩܠܝ |
| emphatic | ܣܩܠܐ | ܣܩܠܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܣܩܠܝ | ܣܩܠܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܣܩܠܟ | ܣܩܠܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܣܩܠܟܝ | ܣܩܠܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܣܩܠܗ | ܣܩܠܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܣܩܠܗ | ܣܩܠܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܣܩܠܢ | ܣܩܠܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܣܩܠܟܘܢ | ܣܩܠܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܣܩܠܟܝܢ | ܣܩܠܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܣܩܠܗܘܢ | ܣܩܠܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܣܩܠܗܝܢ | ܣܩܠܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܣ-ܩ-ܠ (s-q-l) related to polishing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [saqqɑlɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [saqqɑle] (plural)
Noun
ܣܩܠܐ • (saqqālā) m (plural ܣܩܠܐ (saqqālē))
- polisher, furbisher, sculptor
Inflection
inflection of ܣܩܠܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܣܩܠ | ܣܩܠܝܢ |
| construct | ܣܩܠ | ܣܩܠܝ |
| emphatic | ܣܩܠܐ | ܣܩܠܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܣܩܠܝ | ܣܩܠܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܣܩܠܟ | ܣܩܠܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܣܩܠܟܝ | ܣܩܠܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܣܩܠܗ | ܣܩܠܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܣܩܠܗ | ܣܩܠܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܣܩܠܢ | ܣܩܠܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܣܩܠܟܘܢ | ܣܩܠܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܣܩܠܟܝܢ | ܣܩܠܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܣܩܠܗܘܢ | ܣܩܠܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܣܩܠܗܝܢ | ܣܩܠܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 3
From the root ܣ-ܩ-ܠ (s-q-l) related to polishing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [s(ə)qɑlɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [s(ə)qɑle] (plural)
Noun
ܣܩܠܐ • (sqālā) m (plural ܣܩܠܐ (sqālē))
- polishing
- embellishment, adornment
- splendour
Inflection
inflection of ܣܩܠܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܣܩܠ | ܣܩܠܝܢ |
| construct | ܣܩܠ | ܣܩܠܝ |
| emphatic | ܣܩܠܐ | ܣܩܠܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܣܩܠܝ | ܣܩܠܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܣܩܠܟ | ܣܩܠܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܣܩܠܟܝ | ܣܩܠܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܣܩܠܗ | ܣܩܠܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܣܩܠܗ | ܣܩܠܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܣܩܠܢ | ܣܩܠܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܣܩܠܟܘܢ | ܣܩܠܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܣܩܠܟܝܢ | ܣܩܠܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܣܩܠܗܘܢ | ܣܩܠܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܣܩܠܗܝܢ | ܣܩܠܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 4
From Byzantine Greek σκάλα (skála), from Latin scāla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [s(ə)qɑlɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [s(ə)qɑle] (plural)
Noun
ܣܩܠܐ • (sqālā) m (plural ܣܩܠܐ (sqālē))
- ladder
- Synonym: ܣܒܠܬܐ (sebbelṯā, seḇləṯā)
- stirrup
Inflection
inflection of ܣܩܠܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܣܩܠ | ܣܩܠܝܢ |
| construct | ܣܩܠ | ܣܩܠܝ |
| emphatic | ܣܩܠܐ | ܣܩܠܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܣܩܠܝ | ܣܩܠܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܣܩܠܟ | ܣܩܠܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܣܩܠܟܝ | ܣܩܠܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܣܩܠܗ | ܣܩܠܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܣܩܠܗ | ܣܩܠܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܣܩܠܢ | ܣܩܠܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܣܩܠܟܘܢ | ܣܩܠܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܣܩܠܟܝܢ | ܣܩܠܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܣܩܠܗܘܢ | ܣܩܠܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܣܩܠܗܝܢ | ܣܩܠܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 5
From Ancient Greek ὀκλάξ (okláx).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [s(ə)qɑlɑ]
Adverb
ܣܩܠܐ • (sqālā)
- squatting, sitting down, cross-legged
Etymology 6
From Ancient Greek σκίλλα (skílla).
Alternative forms
- ܣܩܝܠܐ (sqīlā), ܐܣܩܝܠ (ʾəsqīl)
Noun
ܣܩܠܐ • (sqillā)
- squill (the name of various plants of the genus Scilla, and particularly Drimia maritima)
Inflection
inflection of ܣܩܠܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܣܩܠ | ܣܩܠܝܢ |
| construct | ܣܩܠ | ܣܩܠܝ |
| emphatic | ܣܩܠܐ | ܣܩܠܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܣܩܠܝ | ܣܩܠܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܣܩܠܟ | ܣܩܠܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܣܩܠܟܝ | ܣܩܠܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܣܩܠܗ | ܣܩܠܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܣܩܠܗ | ܣܩܠܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܣܩܠܢ | ܣܩܠܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܣܩܠܟܘܢ | ܣܩܠܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܣܩܠܟܝܢ | ܣܩܠܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܣܩܠܗܘܢ | ܣܩܠܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܣܩܠܗܝܢ | ܣܩܠܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “sql3”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “sql4”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “sql2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “sql5”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “ˀsqyl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “sql”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- مروان بن جناح [Marwān ibn Janāḥ] (a. 1050), Gerrit Bos, Fabian Käs, editors, كتاب التلخيص [kitāb at-talḵīṣ] [On the Nomenclature of Medicinal Drugs] (in English), Leiden: Brill, published 2020, DOI:, →ISBN, 35 (fol. 6r,10–13), page 242
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- Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 75 Nr. 45
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 388b
- 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, page 1039b-1040a