ܬܩܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root
ܬ ܩ ܠ (t q l)
4 terms

Etymology

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
  • (standard) IPA(key): [tɪq.lɑː]

Noun

ܬܸܩܠܵܐ • (tiqlā) m sg (plural ܬܸܩܠܹ̈ܐ (tiqlē))

  1. (modern) shekel, sheqel, the name of Israel's currency unit since 24 February 1980.
  2. (historical) unit of weight, equal to ca. 8.3 g. or 1/60 mina
  3. (obsolete) weight, mass, bulk
    Synonyms: ܝܘܼܩܪܵܐ (yuqrā), ܘܲܙܢܵܐ (waznā)

Inflection
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
  • ܬܸܩܠܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ (tiqlā ḥadtā, “new shekel”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): [tɛqlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tɛqle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܩܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܩܠܐ)

  1. weight, mass, bulk
  2. burden
Inflection
    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
  • IPA(key): [t(ə)qɑlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [t(ə)qɑle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܩܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܩܠܐ)

  1. weighing, weight
Inflection
    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
  • “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
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