ܫܘܐܠܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
| Root |
|---|
| ܫ ܐ ܠ (š ˀ l) |
| 5 terms |
Etymology edit
Compare Arabic سُؤَال (sūʔāl) and Hebrew שְׁאֵלָה (sh'elá).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܐ • (šūˀālā) m sg (plural ܫܘܼܐܵܠܹ̈ܐ (šūˀālē))
- question, inquiry, query
- Synonym: ܒܘܼܩܵܪܵܐ (buqqārā)
- ܐܝܼܬ ܠܝܼ ܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܐ ܩܵܬܘܼܟ݂. ― īt lī šūˀālā qātūḵ. ― I have a question for you.
- debate, case, topic
- interrogation, cross examination, questioning by torture
- (grammar) interrogative statement
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܐ (šūˀālā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܫܘܼܐܵܠܝܼ (šūˀālī) |
ܫܘܼܐܵܠܲܢ (šūˀālan) | ||
| construct | ܫܘܼܐܵܠ (šūˀāl) |
2nd person | ܫܘܼܐܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (šūˀālūḵ) |
ܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (šūˀālāḵ) |
ܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šūˀālāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܐ (šūˀālā) |
3rd person | ܫܘܼܐܵܠܹܗ (šūˀālēh) |
ܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܗ̇ (šūˀālāh) |
ܫܘܼܐܵܠܗܘܿܢ (šūˀālhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܫܘܼܐܵܠܝܼ̈ (šūˀālī) |
ܫܘܼܐܵܠܲܢ̈ (šūˀālan) | ||
| construct | ܫܘܼܐܵܠܲܝ̈ (šūˀālay) |
2nd person | ܫܘܼܐܵܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šūˀālūḵ) |
ܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šūˀālāḵ) |
ܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šūˀālāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܫܘܼܐܵܠܹ̈ܐ (šūˀālē) |
3rd person | ܫܘܼܐܵܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šūˀālūh) |
ܫܘܼܐܵܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šūˀālōh) |
ܫܘܼܐܵܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šūˀālhōn) | ||
Classical Syriac edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From the root ܫ-ܐ-ܠ (š-ʾ-l) related to asking. Compare Arabic سُؤَال (sūʔāl) and Hebrew שְׁאֵלָה (šəʾēlâ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܫܘܐܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܘܐܠܐ)
- petition, prayer
- question, inquiry, query
- debate, case, topic
- interrogation, cross examination, questioning by torture
- (grammar) interrogative statement
Inflection edit
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 edit
- “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