ܣܩܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܩ ܠ (s q l)
2 terms

Of the noun pattern 1i23ā.

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈsɪqlɑː]

Noun

ܣܸܩܠܵܐ • (siqlā) m (plural ܣܸܩ̈ܠܹܐ (siqlē))

decoration, ornament, embellishment

Inflection

Inflection of **ܣܸܩܠܵܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܣܩܲܠ (sqal)	1^st person	ܣܸܩܠܝܼ (siqlī)		ܣܸܩܠܲܢ (siqlan)
	construct	ܣܩܲܠ (sqal)	2^nd person	ܣܸܩܠܘܼܟ݂ (siqlōḵ)	ܣܸܩܠܵܟ݂ܝ (siqlāḵ)	ܣܸܩܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (siqlawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܸܩܠܵܐ (siqlā)	3^rd person	ܣܸܩܠܹܗ (siqlēh)	ܣܸܩܠܵܗ̇ (siqlāh)	ܣܸܩܠܗܘܿܢ (siqlhōn)
plural	absolute	ܣܸܩܠܝܼ̈ܢ (siqlīn)	1^st person	ܣܸܩܠܝܼ̈ (siqlī)		ܣܸܩܠܲܢ̈ (siqlan)
	construct	ܣܸܩܠܲܝ̈ (siqlay)	2^nd person	ܣܸܩܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (siqlōḵ)	ܣܸܩܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (siqlāḵ)	ܣܸܩܠܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (siqlawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܸܩ̈ܠܹܐ (siqlē)	3^rd person	ܣܸܩܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (siqlūh)	ܣܸܩܠܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (siqlōh)	ܣܸܩܠܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (siqlayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܣ ܩ ܠ related to polishing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sɛqlɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [sɛqle] (plural)

Noun

ܣܩܠܐ • (seqlā) m (plural ܣܩܠܐ (seqlē))

Inflection

Inflection of **ܣܩܠܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܩܠ	1^st person	ܣܩܠܝ		ܣܩܠܢ
	construct	ܣܩܠ	2^nd person	ܣܩܠܟ	ܣܩܠܟܝ	ܣܩܠܟܘܢ	ܣܩܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܩܠܐ	3^rd person	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܗܘܢ	ܣܩܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܩܠܝܢ	1^st person	ܣܩܠܝ		ܣܩܠܝܢ
	construct	ܣܩܠܝ	2^nd person	ܣܩܠܝܟ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝ	ܣܩܠܝܟܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܩܠܐ	3^rd person	ܣܩܠܘܗܝ	ܣܩܠܝܗ	ܣܩܠܝܗܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܣ ܩ ܠ 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**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܩܠ	1^st person	ܣܩܠܝ		ܣܩܠܢ
	construct	ܣܩܠ	2^nd person	ܣܩܠܟ	ܣܩܠܟܝ	ܣܩܠܟܘܢ	ܣܩܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܩܠܐ	3^rd person	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܗܘܢ	ܣܩܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܩܠܝܢ	1^st person	ܣܩܠܝ		ܣܩܠܝܢ
	construct	ܣܩܠܝ	2^nd person	ܣܩܠܝܟ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝ	ܣܩܠܝܟܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܩܠܐ	3^rd person	ܣܩܠܘܗܝ	ܣܩܠܝܗ	ܣܩܠܝܗܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܣ ܩ ܠ related to polishing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [s(ə)qɑlɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [s(ə)qɑle] (plural)

Noun

ܣܩܠܐ • (sqālā) m (plural ܣܩܠܐ (sqālē))

Inflection

Inflection of **ܣܩܠܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܩܠ	1^st person	ܣܩܠܝ		ܣܩܠܢ
	construct	ܣܩܠ	2^nd person	ܣܩܠܟ	ܣܩܠܟܝ	ܣܩܠܟܘܢ	ܣܩܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܩܠܐ	3^rd person	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܗܘܢ	ܣܩܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܩܠܝܢ	1^st person	ܣܩܠܝ		ܣܩܠܝܢ
	construct	ܣܩܠܝ	2^nd person	ܣܩܠܝܟ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝ	ܣܩܠܝܟܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܩܠܐ	3^rd person	ܣܩܠܘܗܝ	ܣܩܠܝܗ	ܣܩܠܝܗܘܢ	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**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܩܠ	1^st person	ܣܩܠܝ		ܣܩܠܢ
	construct	ܣܩܠ	2^nd person	ܣܩܠܟ	ܣܩܠܟܝ	ܣܩܠܟܘܢ	ܣܩܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܩܠܐ	3^rd person	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܗܘܢ	ܣܩܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܩܠܝܢ	1^st person	ܣܩܠܝ		ܣܩܠܝܢ
	construct	ܣܩܠܝ	2^nd person	ܣܩܠܝܟ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝ	ܣܩܠܝܟܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܩܠܐ	3^rd person	ܣܩܠܘܗܝ	ܣܩܠܝܗ	ܣܩܠܝܗܘܢ	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**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܩܠ	1^st person	ܣܩܠܝ		ܣܩܠܢ
	construct	ܣܩܠ	2^nd person	ܣܩܠܟ	ܣܩܠܟܝ	ܣܩܠܟܘܢ	ܣܩܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܩܠܐ	3^rd person	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܗܘܢ	ܣܩܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܩܠܝܢ	1^st person	ܣܩܠܝ		ܣܩܠܝܢ
	construct	ܣܩܠܝ	2^nd person	ܣܩܠܝܟ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝ	ܣܩܠܝܟܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܩܠܐ	3^rd person	ܣܩܠܘܗܝ	ܣܩܠܝܗ	ܣܩܠܝܗܘܢ	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], Leiden: Brill, published 2020, →DOI, →ISBN, 35 (fol. 6r,10–13), page 242
Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 235b
Löw, Immanuel (1881), Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎^[1] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, →DOI, 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, →ISBN, pages 1039b–1040a