ܫܘܩܐ

ܫܘܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܘ ܩ‎ (š w q)
2 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic שׁוּקָא‎ (šūqā, “street, market”), from Akkadian 𒋻 (sūqum, “street”), from Akkadian 𒅆𒀀𒄣 (siāqum, “to become narrow”); cognate with Arabic ضَيِّق‎ (ḍayyiq) and Ugaritic 𐎕𐎊𐎖 (ṣyq, “narrow”). Also borrowed into Arabic سُوق‎ (sūq) and Hebrew שׁוּק‎ (shuk).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʃuːqɑː]

Noun

ܫܘܼܩܵܐ • (šuqā) m sg (plural ܫܘܼܩܹ̈ܐ (šuqē))

1. market, marketplace, square (gathering or spacious site for trading)

   ‏ܒܹܐܙܵܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܠܫܘܼܩܵܐ ܕܙܵܒ݂ܢܹܢ ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܹ̈ܐ.‎‎

   bēzālā ìwen l-šuqā d-zāḇnēn ḥačā mindīyānē.

   I am going to the market to buy a few things.

2. a street market, souq, bazaar
3. (economics) market (formally organized system of trading in specified goods or effects)

Derived terms

• ܫܘܼܩܵܐ ܚܹܐܪܵܐ‎ (šuqā ḥērā, “free market”)
• ܫܘܼܩܵܐ ܕܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܐ‎ (šuqā dpulḥānā, “labour market”)
• ܫܘܼܩܵܐ ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ‎ (šuqā komā, “black market”)

Related terms

• ܫܲܘܸܩ‎ (šawwiq, “to market”)
• ܫܲܘܲܩܬܵܐ‎ (šawwaqtā, “marketing”)

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Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃuqɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃuqe(ʔ)] (plural)

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒋻 (sūqum, “street”), from Akkadian 𒋛𒀀𒄣 (siāqum, “to become narrow”). Cognate with Arabic ضَيِّق‎ (ḍayyiq), Ugaritic 𐎕𐎊𐎖 (ṣyq, “narrow”).

Noun

ܫܘܩܐ • (šūqā’) m (plural ܫܘܩܐ)

1. street
2. square, plaza, forum, court
3. market, bazaar
4. open space
5. quarter, district, borough

Inflection

    inflection of ܫܘܩܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܘܩ‎	ܫܘܩܝܢ‎
construct	ܫܘܩ‎	ܫܘܩܝ‎
emphatic	ܫܘܩܐ	ܫܘܩܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܘܩܝ‎	ܫܘܩܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܘܩܟ‎	ܫܘܩܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܘܩܟܝ‎	ܫܘܩܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܘܩܗ‎	ܫܘܩܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܘܩܗ‎	ܫܘܩܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܘܩܢ‎	ܫܘܩܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܘܩܟܘܢ‎	ܫܘܩܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܘܩܟܝܢ‎	ܫܘܩܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܘܩܗܘܢ‎	ܫܘܩܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܘܩܗܝܢ‎	ܫܘܩܝܗܝܢ‎

Descendants

• → Amharic: ሱቅ (suḳ)
• → Arabic: سُوق‎ (sūq) (see there for further descendants)
• → Hebrew: שׁוּק‎ (shuk)
• → Middle Persian: [script needed] (šūkā)
• → Old Armenian: շուկայ (šukay)
  • Armenian: շուկա (šuka)
  • → Georgian: შუკა (šuḳa)

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek σηκός (sēkós).

Noun

ܫܘܩܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܘܩܐ)

1. laura, enclosure

Inflection

    inflection of ܫܘܩܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܘܩ‎	ܫܘܩܝܢ‎
construct	ܫܘܩ‎	ܫܘܩܝ‎
emphatic	ܫܘܩܐ	ܫܘܩܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܘܩܝ‎	ܫܘܩܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܘܩܟ‎	ܫܘܩܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܘܩܟܝ‎	ܫܘܩܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܘܩܗ‎	ܫܘܩܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܘܩܗ‎	ܫܘܩܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܘܩܢ‎	ܫܘܩܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܘܩܟܘܢ‎	ܫܘܩܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܘܩܟܝܢ‎	ܫܘܩܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܘܩܗܘܢ‎	ܫܘܩܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܘܩܗܝܢ‎	ܫܘܩܝܗܝܢ‎

References

• “šwq”, 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. 363b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 568a
• 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. 1534b