Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܩ-ܠ-ܥ (q-l-ʿ) related to hurling. Compare Hebrew מַקְלְעָן (maqləʿān).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [maql(ə)ʕɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [maql(ə)ʕɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܡܩܠܥܢܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܡܩܠܥܢܐ)

  1. sling; catapult, ballista
  2. slinger

Inflection

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References

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  • mqlˁn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-07
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 297a