ܫܘܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܓ ܠ (š g l)
2 terms

From the older form ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ (šuḡlā), from Arabic شُغْل (šuḡl).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʃuːlɑː]

Noun

ܫܘܼܠܵܐ • (šūlā) m (plural ܫܘܼܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ (šūlānē) or ܫܘܼܠܹ̈ܐ (šūlē) or ܫ̈ܘܼܠܵܠܹܐ (šūlālē))

1. job, occupation

   ܦܲܠܵܚܹ̈ܐ ܕܒ݂ܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ ܒܗܵܩܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܫܘܼܠܵܐ ܓܘܼܪܵܐ ܠܸܥܒ݂ܵܕܵܐ.

   pallāḥē dḇīqē b-hāqā īt lhōn šūlā gūrā liˁḇādā.

   The hired workers have a big job to do.

2. affair, business

   ܠܲܝܬ ܠܝܼ ܫܘܼܠܵܐ. ― I don't care (literally, “I don't have business”)

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܼܠܵܐ (šūlā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܘܼܠܝܼ (šūlī)		ܫܘܼܠܲܢ (šūlan)
	construct	ܫܘܼܠ (šūl)	2nd person	ܫܘܼܠܘܼܟ݂ (šūlūḵ)	ܫܘܼܠܵܟ݂ܝ (šūlāḵ)	ܫܘܼܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šūlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܘܼܠܵܐ (šūlā)	3rd person	ܫܘܼܠܹܗ (šūlēh)	ܫܘܼܠܘܿܗ̇ (šūlōh)	ܫܘܼܠܗܘܿܢ (šulhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܘܼܠܵܢܝܼ̈ (šūlānī)		ܫܘܼܠܵܢܲܢ̈ (šūlānan)
	construct	ܫܘܼܠܵܢ̈ (šūlān)	2nd person	ܫܘܼܠܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šūlānūḵ)	ܫܘܼܠܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šūlānāḵ)	ܫܘܼܠܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šūlānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܘܼܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ (šūlānē)	3rd person	ܫܘܼܠܵܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šūlāūh)	ܫܘܼܠܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šūlānōh)	ܫܘܼܠܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šūlānhōn)

See also

• ܥܲܡܠܵܐ (ˁamlā)
• ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܐ (pulḥānā)

Classical Syriac

Noun

ܫܘܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܘܠܐ)

1. Alternative spelling of ܫܘܐܠܐ

Inflection

    inflection of ܫܘܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܘܠ	ܫܘܠܝܢ
construct	ܫܘܠ	ܫܘܠܝ
emphatic	ܫܘܠܐ	ܫܘܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܘܠܝ	ܫܘܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܘܠܟ	ܫܘܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܘܠܟܝ	ܫܘܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܘܠܗ	ܫܘܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܘܠܗ	ܫܘܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܘܠܢ	ܫܘܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܘܠܟܘܢ	ܫܘܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܘܠܟܝܢ	ܫܘܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܘܠܗܘܢ	ܫܘܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܘܠܗܝܢ	ܫܘܠܝܗܝܢ