ܫܘܐܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܐ ܠ (š ˀ l)
5 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 (šūˀālā)

number	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

From the root ܫ-ܐ-ܠ (š-ʾ-l) related to asking. Compare Arabic سُؤَال (sūʔāl) 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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܘܐܠ	ܫܘܐܠܝܢ
construct	ܫܘܐܠ	ܫܘܐܠܝ
emphatic	ܫܘܐܠܐ	ܫܘܐܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܘܐܠܝ	ܫܘܐܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܘܐܠܟ	ܫܘܐܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܘܐܠܟܝ	ܫܘܐܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܘܐܠܗ	ܫܘܐܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܘܐܠܗ	ܫܘܐܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܘܐܠܢ	ܫܘܐܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܘܐܠܟܘܢ	ܫܘܐܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܘܐܠܟܝܢ	ܫܘܐܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܘܐܠܗܘܢ	ܫܘܐܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܘܐܠܗܝܢ	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