ܫܩܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
From Aramaic שָׁקָא (šāqā), from Akkadian 𒆸 (sâqu, “to be narrow, skinny, or constricted”); compare Arabic سَاق (sāq), Hebrew שׁוֹק (shok) and Armenian շեք (šekʿ). Doublet of ܫܘܼܩܵܐ (šūqā, “market”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܫܵܩܵܐ • (šāqā) f sg (plural ܫܵܩܹ̈ܐ (šāqē) or ܫܵܩܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (šāqāṯē))
- (anatomy) crus, foreleg, shin, shank, thigh; tibia, shinbone; femur, thighbone
- (figuratively) branch, stem
- (geometry) side of a triangle
- tongue of a shoe
- line, verse
- A piece of the traditional Assyrian male garment worn on the shank
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܫܵܩܵܐ (šāqā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܫܵܩܝܼ (šāqī) |
ܫܵܩܲܢ (šāqan) | ||
| construct | ܫܵܩ (šāq) |
2nd person | ܫܵܩܘܼܟ݂ (šāqūḵ) |
ܫܵܩܵܟ݂ܝ (šāqāḵ) |
ܫܵܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šāqāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܫܵܩܵܐ (šāqā) |
3rd person | ܫܵܩܹܗ (šāqēh) |
ܫܵܩܵܗ̇ (šāqāh) |
ܫܵܩܗܘܿܢ (šāqhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܫܵܩܝܼ̈ (šāqī) |
ܫܵܩܲܢ̈ (šāqan) | ||
| construct | ܫܵܩܲܝ̈ (šāqay) |
2nd person | ܫܵܩܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šāqūḵ) |
ܫܵܩܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šāqāḵ) |
ܫܵܩܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šāqāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܫܵܩܹ̈ܐ (šāqē) |
3rd person | ܫܵܩܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šāqūh) |
ܫܵܩ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šāqōh) |
ܫܵܩܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šāqhōn) | ||
Derived terms edit
- ܫܵܪܘܿܩܵܐ (šārōqā, “stem”)
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology 1 edit
Compare Arabic سَاق (sāq) and Hebrew שׁוֹק (šōq).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܫܩܐ • (šāqā) c (plural ܫܩܐ (šāqē))
- (anatomy) crus, foreleg, shin, shank, thigh; tibia, shinbone; femur, thighbone
- greave, legging
- branch, stem
- (figuratively) stem, stock, lineage, race
- division, limb
- (geometry) side of a triangle
- tongue (of a shoe)
- line, verse
Inflection edit
inflection of ܫܩܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܩ | ܫܩܝܢ |
| construct | ܫܩ | ܫܩܝ |
| emphatic | ܫܩܐ | ܫܩܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܩܝ | ܫܩܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܩܟ | ܫܩܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܩܟܝ | ܫܩܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܩܗ | ܫܩܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܩܗ | ܫܩܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܩܢ | ܫܩܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܩܟܘܢ | ܫܩܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܩܟܝܢ | ܫܩܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܩܗܘܢ | ܫܩܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܩܗܝܢ | ܫܩܝܗܝܢ |
Descendants edit
- → Armenian: շեք (šekʿ)
Etymology 2 edit
Possibly from Ancient Greek σηκός (sēkós).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܫܩܐ • (šāqā) f (plural ܫܩܐ (šāqē))
Inflection edit
inflection of ܫܩܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܩ | ܫܩܝܢ |
| construct | ܫܩ | ܫܩܝ |
| emphatic | ܫܩܐ | ܫܩܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܩܝ | ܫܩܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܩܟ | ܫܩܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܩܟܝ | ܫܩܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܩܗ | ܫܩܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܩܗ | ܫܩܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܩܢ | ܫܩܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܩܟܘܢ | ܫܩܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܩܟܝܢ | ܫܩܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܩܗܘܢ | ܫܩܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܩܗܝܢ | ܫܩܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܫܩܐ • (šqē)
- absolute singular of ܫܩܝܐ (šeqyā, “canal, irrigation”)
- construct state singular of ܫܩܝܐ (šeqyā, “canal, irrigation”)
Etymology 4 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܫܩܐ • (šāqē)
- absolute singular of ܫܩܝܐ (šāqyā, “cupbearer”)
- construct state singular of ܫܩܝܐ (šāqyā, “cupbearer”)
References edit
- “šq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2010-11-21
- “šqˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2010-11-21
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 363b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 592b-593a
- 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, page 1592b
Turoyo edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
ܫܳܩܳܐ • (šoqo) f (plural ܫܳܩܶܐ (šoqe))