ܨܠܐ

ܨܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܨ ܠ ܐ‎ (ṣ l ʾ)
2 terms

The usage of “to pray” is possibly loaned from Akkadian; compare Arabic صَلَّى‎ (ṣallā)

Pronunciation 1

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sˤɑːleː]

Verb

ܨܵܠܹܐ • (ṣālē) (present participle ܨܠܵܝܵܐ‎ (ṣlāyā), past participle ܨܸܠܝܵܐ‎ (ṣilyā))

1. to descend, go down

   Antonym: ܐܵܣܹܩ‎ (āsēq)

   ‏ܠܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܝܬ ܨܵܠܹܝܬ ܬܵܡܵܐ ܗܵܫܵܐܝܼܬ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܬܵܐ ܕܒܢܵܝܬܵܐ.‎‎

   lē māṣēt ṣālēt tāmā hāšāʾīt min ʿiltā d-bnāytā.

   You can’t go down there currently because of the construction.

   ‏ܨܠܹܐ ܠܲܢ ܒܸܛܪܵܝܵܐ ܠܐܘܿܪܡܝܼܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܫܘܼܠܵܡܵܐ ܕܫܲܒ݂ܘܼܥܵܐ.‎‎

   ṣlē lan biṭrāyā l-ʾormīyā qā šulāmā d-šaḇuʿā.

   We drove down to Urmia for the weekend.

   • Psalms 49:17:

     ‏ܣܵܒܵܒ ܒܡܵܘܬܹܗ ܠܹܐ ܠܲܒܸܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ، ܠܹܐ ܨܵܠܹܐ ܒܵܬܪܹܗ ܐܝܼܩܵܪܹܗ.‎‎

     sābāb b-māwtēh lē labbil mindī, lē ṣālē bātrēh īqārēh.

     for when he dies he shall carry nothing away, his honour shall not descend after him

   • Matthew 24:17:

     ‏ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܐ݇ܓܵܪܹܐ، ܠܵܐ ܨܵܠܹܐ ܠܸܫܩܵܠܵܐ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ.‎‎

     w-awā d-īlēh ʿal gārē, lā ṣālē lišqālā mindī d-īlēh gāw baytā.

     Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house.

2. to incline, slope

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܨܵܠܹܐ (ṣālē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܨܠܹܐ ܠܝܼ‎ (ṣlē lī)	ܨܠܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎ (ṣlē luḵ)	ܨܠܹܐ ܠܹܗ‎ (ṣlē lēh)	ܨܠܹܐ ܠܲܢ‎ (ṣlē lan)	ܨܠܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (ṣlē lāwḵon)	ܨܠܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ‎ (ṣlē lhon)
	f		ܨܠܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (ṣlē lāḵ)	ܨܠܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇‎ (ṣlē lāh)
non-past	m	ܨܵܠܹܝܢ‎ (ṣālēn)	ܨܵܠܹܝܬ‎ (ṣālēt)	ܨܵܠܹܐ (ṣālē)	ܨܵܠܲܚ‎ (ṣālaḥ)	ܨܵܠܹܝܬܘܿܢ‎ (ṣālēton)	ܨܵܠܝܼ‎ (ṣālī)
	f	ܨܵܠܝܵܢ‎ (ṣālyān)	ܨܵܠܝܵܬܝ‎ (ṣālyāt)	ܨܵܠܝܵܐ‎ (ṣālyā)
imperative	m		ܨܠܝܼ‎ (ṣlī)			ܨܠܹܝܡܘܼܢ‎ (ṣlēmun)
	f		ܨܠܹܐ (ṣlē)

Pronunciation 2

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sˤal.leː]

Verb

ܨܲܠܹܐ • (ṣallē) (present participle ܨܲܠܘܼܝܹܐ‎ (ṣaluyē), past participle ܨܘܼܠܝܼܵܐ‎‎ (ṣulīyāʾ‎))

1. to pray
   • Matthew 6:9:

     ‏ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܲܚܬܘܿܢ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܨܲܠܹܝܡܘܼܢ ܨܠܘܿܬܵܐ: ܒܵܒܲܢ ܕܒܫܡܲܝܵܐ، ܦܵܝܹܫ ܡܩܘܼܕܫܵܐ ܫܸܡܘܼܟ݂.‎‎

     īnā aḥton hādḵā ṣallēmun ṣlotā: bāban d-b-šmayyā, pāyēš mqudšā šimuḵ.

     In this manner therefore pray: Our father in heaven, Hallowed be your name.

   • 1 Corinthians 14:14:

     ‏ܣܵܒܵܒ ܐܸܢ ܨܲܠܹܝܢ ܒܚܲܕ݇ ܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܝܕܝܼܥܵܐ، ܪܘܼܚܝܼ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܨܲܠܘܼܝܹܐ، ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܪܸܥܝܵܢܝܼ ܠܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܸܥܒ݂ܵܕܵܐ ܗܸܟ̰ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ.‎‎

     sābāb in ṣallēn b-ḥa liššānā lā dīʿā, ruḥī ìlāh ṣaluyē, īnā riʿyānī lē ìlēh biʿḇādā hič mindī.

     For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit is praying, but my understanding is unfruitful.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܨܲܠܹܐ (ṣallē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܨܘܼܠܹܐ ܠܝܼ‎ (ṣulē lī)	ܨܘܼܠܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎ (ṣulē luḵ)	ܨܘܼܠܹܐ ܠܹܗ‎ (ṣulē lēh)	ܨܘܼܠܹܐ ܠܲܢ‎ (ṣulē lan)	ܨܘܼܠܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (ṣulē lāwḵon)	ܨܘܼܠܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ‎ (ṣulē lhon)
	f		ܨܘܼܠܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (ṣulē lāḵ)	ܨܘܼܠܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇‎ (ṣulē lāh)
non-past	m	ܨܲܠܹܝܢ‎ (ṣallēn)	ܨܲܠܹܝܬ‎ (ṣallēt)	ܨܲܠܹܐ (ṣallē)	ܨܲܠܲܚ‎ (ṣallaḥ)	ܨܲܠܹܝܬܘܢ‎ (ṣallētwn)	ܨܲܠܝܼ‎ (ṣalī)
	f	ܨܲܠܝܼܵܢ‎ (ṣalīyān)	ܨܲܠܝܼܵܬܝ‎ (ṣalīyāt)	ܨܲܠܝܼܵܐ‎ (ṣalīyā)
imperative	m		ܨܲܠܝܼ‎ (ṣalī)			ܨܲܠܹܝܡܘܼܢ‎ (ṣallēmun)
	f		ܨܲܠܹܐ (ṣallē)

Etymology 2

From Italian sala.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sˤɑːlɑː]

Noun

ܨܵܠܵܐ • (ṣālā) m (plural ܨܵܠܹ̈ܐ (ṣālē))

1. hall, large room

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܵܠܵܐ (ṣālā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܨܵܠܝܼ‎ (ṣālī)		ܨܵܠܲܢ‎ (ṣālan)
	construct	ܨܵܠ‎ (ṣāl)	2nd person	ܨܵܠܘܼܟ݂‎ (ṣāluḵ)	ܨܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (ṣālāḵ)	ܨܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (ṣālāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܨܵܠܵܐ (ṣālā)	3rd person	ܨܵܠܹܗ‎ (ṣālēh)	ܨܵܠܘܿܗ̇‎ (ṣāloh)	ܨܵܠܗܘܿܢ‎ (ṣālhon)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܨܵܠܝܼ̈‎ (ṣālī)		ܨܵܠܲܢ̈‎ (ṣālan)
	construct	ܨܵܠܲܝ̈‎ (ṣālay)	2nd person	ܨܵܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎ (ṣāluḵ)	ܨܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎ (ṣālāḵ)	ܨܵܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (ṣālāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܨܵܠܹ̈ܐ (ṣālē)	3rd person	ܨܵܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ‎ (ṣāluh)	ܨܵܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎ (ṣāloh)	ܨܵܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎ (ṣālhon)