ܣܩܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܣ-ܩ-ܠ (s-q-l) related to polishing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɛqlɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sɛqle] (plural)

Noun

ܣܩܠܐ • (seqlā) m (plural ܣܩܠܐ (seqlē))

1. ornament
2. elegance, enchantment
3. embellishing

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܩܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܩܠ	ܣܩܠܝܢ
construct	ܣܩܠ	ܣܩܠܝ
emphatic	ܣܩܠܐ	ܣܩܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܩܠܝ	ܣܩܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܩܠܟ	ܣܩܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܩܠܟܝ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܩܠܢ	ܣܩܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܩܠܟܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܩܠܟܝܢ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܩܠܗܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܩܠܗܝܢ	ܣܩܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܣ-ܩ-ܠ (s-q-l) related to polishing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saqqɑlɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [saqqɑle] (plural)

Noun

ܣܩܠܐ • (saqqālā) m (plural ܣܩܠܐ (saqqālē))

1. polisher, furbisher, sculptor

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܩܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܩܠ	ܣܩܠܝܢ
construct	ܣܩܠ	ܣܩܠܝ
emphatic	ܣܩܠܐ	ܣܩܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܩܠܝ	ܣܩܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܩܠܟ	ܣܩܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܩܠܟܝ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܩܠܢ	ܣܩܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܩܠܟܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܩܠܟܝܢ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܩܠܗܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܩܠܗܝܢ	ܣܩܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܣ-ܩ-ܠ (s-q-l) related to polishing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s(ə)qɑlɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [s(ə)qɑle] (plural)

Noun

ܣܩܠܐ • (sqālā) m (plural ܣܩܠܐ (sqālē))

1. polishing
2. embellishment, adornment
3. splendour

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܩܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܩܠ	ܣܩܠܝܢ
construct	ܣܩܠ	ܣܩܠܝ
emphatic	ܣܩܠܐ	ܣܩܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܩܠܝ	ܣܩܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܩܠܟ	ܣܩܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܩܠܟܝ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܩܠܢ	ܣܩܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܩܠܟܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܩܠܟܝܢ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܩܠܗܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܩܠܗܝܢ	ܣܩܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From Byzantine Greek σκάλα (skála), from Latin scāla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s(ə)qɑlɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [s(ə)qɑle] (plural)

Noun

ܣܩܠܐ • (sqālā) m (plural ܣܩܠܐ (sqālē))

1. ladder

   Synonym: ܣܒܠܬܐ (sebbelṯā, seḇləṯā)

2. stirrup

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܩܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܩܠ	ܣܩܠܝܢ
construct	ܣܩܠ	ܣܩܠܝ
emphatic	ܣܩܠܐ	ܣܩܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܩܠܝ	ܣܩܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܩܠܟ	ܣܩܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܩܠܟܝ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܩܠܢ	ܣܩܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܩܠܟܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܩܠܟܝܢ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܩܠܗܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܩܠܗܝܢ	ܣܩܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 5

From Ancient Greek ὀκλάξ (okláx).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s(ə)qɑlɑ]

Adverb

ܣܩܠܐ • (sqālā)

1. squatting, sitting down, cross-legged

Etymology 6

From Ancient Greek σκίλλα (skílla).

Alternative forms

• ܣܩܝܠܐ (sqīlā), ܐܣܩܝܠ (ʾəsqīl)

Noun

ܣܩܠܐ • (sqillā)

1. squill (the name of various plants of the genus Scilla, and particularly Drimia maritima)

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܩܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܩܠ	ܣܩܠܝܢ
construct	ܣܩܠ	ܣܩܠܝ
emphatic	ܣܩܠܐ	ܣܩܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܩܠܝ	ܣܩܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܩܠܟ	ܣܩܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܩܠܟܝ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܩܠܢ	ܣܩܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܩܠܟܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܩܠܟܝܢ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܩܠܗܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܩܠܗܝܢ	ܣܩܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “sql³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “sql⁴”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “sql²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “sql⁵”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ˀsqyl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “sql”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• مروان بن جناح [Marwān ibn Janāḥ] (a. 1050) Gerrit Bos, Fabian Käs, editors, كتاب التلخيص [kitāb at-talḵīṣ] [On the Nomenclature of Medicinal Drugs], Leiden: Brill, published 2020, →DOI, →ISBN, 35 (fol. 6r,10–13), page 242
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 235b
• Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎^[1] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 75 Nr. 45
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 388b
• 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, pages 1039b-1040a