ܣܘܟܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܟ ܠ (s k l)
1 term

Verbal noun of ܡܣܲܟܸܠ (msakkil, “to signify, mean, express”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sukkɑːlɑː]

Noun

ܣܘܼܟܵܠܵܐ • (sukkālā) m sg (plural ܣܘܼܟܵܠܹ̈ܐ (sūkālē))

1. (lexicography) meaning, definition, sense

   ܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܣܘܼܟܵܠܵܐ ܕܗܵܕ݂ܹܐ؟ ― mā ìlēh sukkālā d-hāḏē? ― What does it mean? (literally, “What is the meaning of this?”)

   ܗܵܕ݂ܹܐ ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܣܘܼܟܵܠܹ̈ܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܵܗ̇. ― hāḏē milṯā rābā sūkālē īṯ lāh. ― This word has many meanings.

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܘܼܟܵܠܵܐ (sukkālā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܘܼܟܵܠܝܼ (sūkālī)		ܣܘܼܟܵܠܲܢ (sūkālan)
	construct	ܣܘܼܟܵܠ (sūkāl)	2nd person	ܣܘܼܟܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (sūkālūḵ)	ܣܘܼܟܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (sūkālāḵ)	ܣܘܼܟܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sūkālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܘܼܟܵܠܵܐ (sukkālā)	3rd person	ܣܘܼܟܵܠܹܗ (sūkālēh)	ܣܘܼܟܵܠܵܗ̇ (sūkālāh)	ܣܘܼܟܵܠܗܘܿܢ (sūkālhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܘܼܟܵܠܝܼ̈ (sūkālī)		ܣܘܼܟܵܠܲܢ̈ (sūkālan)
	construct	ܣܘܼܟܵܠܲܝ̈ (sūkālay)	2nd person	ܣܘܼܟܵܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sūkālūḵ)	ܣܘܼܟܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sūkālāḵ)	ܣܘܼܟܵܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sūkālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܘܼܟܵܠܹ̈ܐ (sūkālē)	3rd person	ܣܘܼܟܵܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sūkālūh)	ܣܘܼܟܵܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (sūkālōh)	ܣܘܼܟܵܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sūkālhōn)

Derived terms

• ܣܘܼܟܵܠܵܝܵܐ (sūkālāyā)
• ܣܘܼܟܵܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (sūkālāˀīṯ)
• ܫܘܹܐ ܣܘܼܟܵܠܵܐ (šwē sukkālā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܣ-ܟ-ܠ (s-k-l) related to understanding.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sukkɑlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sukkɑle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܘܟܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܘܟܠܐ)

1. understanding, intelligence, intellect
2. thought, consideration, opinion
3. meaning, sense
4. note

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܘܟܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܘܟܠ	ܣܘܟܠܝܢ
construct	ܣܘܟܠ	ܣܘܟܠܝ
emphatic	ܣܘܟܠܐ	ܣܘܟܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܘܟܠܝ	ܣܘܟܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܘܟܠܟ	ܣܘܟܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܘܟܠܟܝ	ܣܘܟܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܘܟܠܗ	ܣܘܟܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܘܟܠܗ	ܣܘܟܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܘܟܠܢ	ܣܘܟܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܘܟܠܟܘܢ	ܣܘܟܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܘܟܠܟܝܢ	ܣܘܟܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܘܟܠܗܘܢ	ܣܘܟܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܘܟܠܗܝܢ	ܣܘܟܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “swkl”, 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. 228b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 365b
• 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. 979a