ܫܐܘܠ

ܫܐܘܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew שָׁאוּל‎ (Shaúl, literally “asked for”). Doublet of ܫܝܼܠܵܐ‎ (Šīla, “Silas”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʃaːʔuːl]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [ʃaːuːl]

Proper noun

ܦܵܘܠܘܿܣ (Šaol) m

1. Saul: A male given name from Hebrew.
2. (biblical) In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles.
   • Acts 13:9:

     ‏ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܫܵܐܘܿܠ، ܕܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܩܸܪܝܵܐ ܦܵܘܠܘܿܣ، ܟܲܕ ܡܸܠܝܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܕܫܵܐ، ܚܝܼܪܹܗ ܒܝܼܹܗ.‎‎

     īna Šaol, d-pišleh qirya Pawlos, kād milya min ruḳa d-qudša, ḳireh biyeh.

     But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the holy spirit, looked intently at him.