ܬܩܠܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
| Root |
|---|
| ܬ ܩ ܠ (t q l) |
| 3 terms |
Etymology edit
From Aramaic תִּקְלָא (tiqlā), from Akkadian 𒂅 (šiqlum); cognate with Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (shékel), Arabic ثِقْل (ṯiql, “weight”), as well as South Levantine Arabic شِيكِل (šēkel).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܬܸܩܠܵܐ • (tiqlā) m sg (plural ܬܸܩܠܹ̈ܐ (tiqlē))
- (modern) shekel, sheqel, the name of Israel's currency unit since 24 February 1980.
- (historical) unit of weight, equal to ca. 8.3 g. or 1/60 mina
- (obsolete) weight, mass, bulk
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܬܸܩܠܵܐ (tiqlā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܬܸܩܠܝܼ (tiqlī) |
ܬܸܩܠܲܢ (tiqlan) | ||
| construct | ܬܩܸܠ (tqil) |
2nd person | ܬܸܩܠܘܼܟ݂ (tiqlūḵ) |
ܬܸܩܠܵܟ݂ܝ (tiqlāḵ) |
ܬܸܩܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tiqlāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܬܸܩܠܵܐ (tiqlā) |
3rd person | ܬܸܩܠܹܗ (tiqlēh) |
ܬܸܩܠܵܗ̇ (tiqlāh) |
ܬܸܩܠܗܘܿܢ (tiqlhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܬܸܩܠܝܼ̈ (tiqlī) |
ܬܸܩܠܲܢ̈ (tiqlan) | ||
| construct | ܬܸܩܠܲܝ̈ (tiqlay) |
2nd person | ܬܸܩܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tiqlūḵ) |
ܬܸܩܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tiqlāḵ) |
ܬܸܩܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tiqlāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܬܸܩܠܹ̈ܐ (tiqlē) |
3rd person | ܬܸܩܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tiqlūh) |
ܬܸܩܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tiqlōh) |
ܬܸܩܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tiqlhōn) | ||
Derived terms edit
- ܬܸܩܠܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ (tiqlā ḥadtā, “new shekel”)
Related terms edit
- ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܵܐ (maṯqālā)
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
From the root ܬ-ܩ-ܠ (t-q-l) related to weighing, from Proto-Semitic *ṯql. Compare Arabic ثِقْل (ṯiql) and Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (šéqel).
Pronunciation 1 edit
Noun edit
ܬܩܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܩܠܐ)
Inflection edit
inflection of ܬܩܠܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܬܩܠ | ܬܩܠܝܢ |
| construct | ܬܩܠ | ܬܩܠܝ |
| emphatic | ܬܩܠܐ | ܬܩܠܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܬܩܠܝ | ܬܩܠܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܬܩܠܟ | ܬܩܠܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܬܩܠܟܝ | ܬܩܠܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܬܩܠܗ | ܬܩܠܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܬܩܠܗ | ܬܩܠܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܬܩܠܢ | ܬܩܠܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܬܩܠܟܘܢ | ܬܩܠܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܬܩܠܟܝܢ | ܬܩܠܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܬܩܠܗܘܢ | ܬܩܠܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܬܩܠܗܝܢ | ܬܩܠܝܗܝܢ |
Pronunciation 2 edit
Noun edit
ܬܩܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܩܠܐ)
Inflection edit
inflection of ܬܩܠܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܬܩܠ | ܬܩܠܝܢ |
| construct | ܬܩܠ | ܬܩܠܝ |
| emphatic | ܬܩܠܐ | ܬܩܠܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܬܩܠܝ | ܬܩܠܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܬܩܠܟ | ܬܩܠܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܬܩܠܟܝ | ܬܩܠܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܬܩܠܗ | ܬܩܠܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܬܩܠܗ | ܬܩܠܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܬܩܠܢ | ܬܩܠܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܬܩܠܟܘܢ | ܬܩܠܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܬܩܠܟܝܢ | ܬܩܠܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܬܩܠܗܘܢ | ܬܩܠܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܬܩܠܗܝܢ | ܬܩܠܝܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “tql”, 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, p. 395b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 618a
- 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, p. 1661a