ܟܘܚܠܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Aramaic, from Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum, “antimon, stibium”); cognates Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) and Hebrew כָּחָל (kāḥāl).
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܟܘܚܠܐ • (kuḥlā) m (uncountable)
Inflection edit
Irregular absolute and construct with a varying Waw.
declension of ܟܘܚܠܐ
state | singular (uncountable) |
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absolute | ܟܚܘܠ |
construct | ܟܚܘܠ |
emphatic | ܟܘܚܠܐ |
possessive forms | |
1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܘܚܠܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܘܚܠܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܘܚܠܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܘܚܠܗ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܘܚܠܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܘܚܠܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܘܚܠܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܘܚܠܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܘܚܠܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܘܚܠܗܝܢ |
Descendants edit
- → Arabic: كُحل
Etymology 2 edit
Modified from above. Verbal noun of ܟܚܠ (kaḥḥel, “to apply kohl”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܟܘܚܠܐ • (kuḥḥālā) m (uncountable)
- use of kohl, application of kohl to the eyes
Inflection edit
declension of ܟܘܚܠܐ
state | singular (uncountable) |
---|---|
absolute | ܟܘܚܠ |
construct | ܟܘܚܠ |
emphatic | ܟܘܚܠܐ |
possessive forms | |
1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܘܚܠܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܘܚܠܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܘܚܠܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܘܚܠܗ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܘܚܠܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܘܚܠܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܘܚܠܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܘܚܠܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܘܚܠܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܘܚܠܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “kwḥl”, 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. 154b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 207b
- 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. 604b