ܫܟܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Arabic شِكْل (šikl, “shape, appearance”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɪk.lɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [ʃɪt͡ʃ.lɑː]

Noun

ܫܸܟܠܵܐ • (šiklā) m (plural ܫܸܟܠܹ̈ܐ (šiklē))

1. photograph, picture, image

   ܫܩܘܿܠ ܫܸܟܠܵܐ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܫܲܦܝܼܪܵܐ ― šqōl šiklā d-awa baytā šapīrā ― Take a photo of this beautiful house

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܸܟܠܵܐ (šiklā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܸܟܠܝܼ (šiklī)		ܫܸܟܠܲܢ (šikullan)
	construct	ܫܸܟܠ (šikul)	2nd person	ܫܸܟܠܘܼܟ݂ (šikullōḵ)	ܫܸܟܠܵܟ݂ܝ (šikullāḵ)	ܫܸܟܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šikullāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܸܟܠܵܐ (šiklā)	3rd person	ܫܸܟܠܹܗ (šikullēh)	ܫܸܟܠܵܗ̇ (šikullāh)	ܫܸܟܠܗܘܿܢ (šikullhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܸܟܠܝܼ̈ (šiklī)		ܫܸܟܠܲܢ̈ (šiklan)
	construct	ܫܸܟܠܲܝ̈ (šiklay)	2nd person	ܫܸܟܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šiklūḵ)	ܫܸܟܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šiklāḵ)	ܫܸܟܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šiklāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܸܟܠܹ̈ܐ (šiklē)	3rd person	ܫܸܟܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šiklūh)	ܫܸܟܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šiklōh)	ܫܸܟܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šiklhōn)

Derived terms

• ܫܸܟܠܵܢܵܐ (šiklana, “picturesque, photogenic”)

See also

• ܨܘܼܪܬܵܐ (ṣurtā)