Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From the root ܩ-ܠ-ܥ (q-l-ʿ) related to hurling. Compare Arabic مِقْلَاع (miqlāʕ) and Hebrew מַקְלֵעַ (maqlḗaʿ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [maqlɑʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [maqlɑʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܡܩܠܥܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܡܩܠܥܐ)

  1. sling (weapon)

Inflection edit

References edit

  • mqlˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-07
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 321a
  • 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. 821b