ܫܘܐܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܐ ܠ (š ˀ l)
6 terms

Etymology

Compare Arabic سُؤَال (sūʔāl) and Hebrew שְׁאֵלָה (sh'elá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃuʔʔaːlaː]

Noun

ܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܐ • (šūˀālā) m sg (plural ܫܘܼܐܵܠܹ̈ܐ (šūˀālē))

1. question, inquiry, query

   Synonym: ܒܘܼܩܵܪܵܐ (buqqārā)

   ܐܝܼܬ ܠܝܼ ܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܐ ܩܵܬܘܼܟ݂. ― īt lī šūˀālā qātūḵ. ― I have a question for you.

2. debate, case, topic
3. interrogation, cross examination, questioning by torture
4. (grammar) interrogative statement

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܫܘܼܐܵܠܝܼ (šūˀālī)		ܫܘܼܐܵܠܲܢ (šūˀālan)
	construct	ܫܘܼܐܵܠ (šūˀāl)		2nd person	ܫܘܼܐܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (šūˀālūḵ)	ܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (šūˀālāḵ)	ܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šūˀālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܐ (šūˀālā)		3rd person	ܫܘܼܐܵܠܹܗ (šūˀālēh)	ܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܗ̇ (šūˀālāh)	ܫܘܼܐܵܠܗܘܿܢ (šūˀālhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܫܘܼܐܵܠܝܼ̈ (šūˀālī)		ܫܘܼܐܵܠܲܢ̈ (šūˀālan)
	construct	ܫܘܼܐܵܠܲܝ̈ (šūˀālay)		2nd person	ܫܘܼܐܵܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šūˀālūḵ)	ܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šūˀālāḵ)	ܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šūˀālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܘܼܐܵܠܹ̈ܐ (šūˀālē)		3rd person	ܫܘܼܐܵܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šūˀālūh)	ܫܘܼܐܵܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šūˀālōh)	ܫܘܼܐܵܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šūˀālhōn)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܫܘܘܐܠܐ (šūwwālā), ܫܘܠܐ (šūwwālā), ܫܘܘܠܐ (šūwwālā)

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܐ ܠ
3 terms

Compare Arabic سُؤَال (suʔāl) and Hebrew שְׁאֵלָה (šəʾēlâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃuʔʔɑlɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃuʔʔɑle] (in the plural)

Noun

ܫܘܐܠܐ • (šūʔʔālā) m (plural ܫܘܐܠܐ (šūʔʔālē))

1. petition, prayer
2. question, inquiry, query
3. debate, case, topic
4. interrogation, cross examination, questioning by torture
5. (grammar) interrogative sentence

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܐܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܘܐܠ		1st person	ܫܘܐܠܝ		ܫܘܐܠܢ
	construct	ܫܘܐܠ		2nd person	ܫܘܐܠܟ	ܫܘܐܠܟܝ	ܫܘܐܠܟܘܢ	ܫܘܐܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܐܠܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܐܠܗ	ܫܘܐܠܗ	ܫܘܐܠܗܘܢ	ܫܘܐܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܘܐܠܝܢ		1st person	ܫܘܐܠܝ		ܫܘܐܠܝܢ
	construct	ܫܘܐܠܝ		2nd person	ܫܘܐܠܝܟ	ܫܘܐܠܝܟܝ	ܫܘܐܠܝܟܘܢ	ܫܘܐܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܐܠܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܐܠܘܗܝ	ܫܘܐܠܝܗ	ܫܘܐܠܝܗܘܢ	ܫܘܐܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “šwˀl”, 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, page 356a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 562b
• 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, page 1517a