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

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(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃuʔʔɑle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܘܐܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܘܐܠܐ)

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

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