ܫܘܐܠܐ
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܫܘܘܐܠܐ
- ܫܘܠܐ
- ܫܘܘܠܐ
Etymology
From the root ܫ-ܐ-ܠ (š-ʾ-l) related to asking. Compare Arabic سُؤَال (sūʾāl) and Hebrew שְׁאֵלָה (šəʾēlâ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃuʔʔɑlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʃuʔʔɑle(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܫܘܐܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܘܐܠܐ)
- petition, prayer
- question, inquiry, query
- debate, case, topic
- interrogation, cross examination, questioning by torture
- (grammar) interrogative statement
Inflection
inflection of ܫܘܐܠܐ
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܫܘܐܠ | ܫܘܐܠܝܢ |
construct | ܫܘܐܠ | ܫܘܐܠܝ |
emphatic | ܫܘܐܠܐ | ܫܘܐܠܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܘܐܠܝ | ܫܘܐܠܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܘܐܠܟ | ܫܘܐܠܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܘܐܠܟܝ | ܫܘܐܠܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܘܐܠܗ | ܫܘܐܠܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܘܐܠܗ | ܫܘܐܠܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܘܐܠܢ | ܫܘܐܠܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܘܐܠܟܘܢ | ܫܘܐܠܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܘܐܠܟܝܢ | ܫܘܐܠܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܘܐܠܗܘܢ | ܫܘܐܠܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܘܐܠܗܝܢ | ܫܘܐܠܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “šwˀl”, 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. 356a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 562b
- 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. 1517a