ܣܟܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܣ-ܟ-ܠ (s-k-l) related to foolishness. Compare Hebrew סֶכֶל (séḵel).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saxlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [saxle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܟܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܟܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܣܟܠܬܐ)

1. fool

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܟܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܟܠ	ܣܟܠܝܢ
construct	ܣܟܠ	ܣܟܠܝ
emphatic	ܣܟܠܐ	ܣܟܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܟܠܝ	ܣܟܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܟܠܟ	ܣܟܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܟܠܟܝ	ܣܟܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܟܠܗ	ܣܟܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܟܠܗ	ܣܟܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܟܠܢ	ܣܟܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܟܠܟܘܢ	ܣܟܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܟܠܟܝܢ	ܣܟܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܟܠܗܘܢ	ܣܟܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܟܠܗܝܢ	ܣܟܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܣ-ܟ-ܠ (s-k-l) related to foolishness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s(ə)xɑlɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܣܟܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

1. folly, foolishness, stupidity

Inflection

    declension of ܣܟܠܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܣܟܠ
construct	ܣܟܠ
emphatic	ܣܟܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܟܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܟܠܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܟܠܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܟܠܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܟܠܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܟܠܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܟܠܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܟܠܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܟܠܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܟܠܗܝܢ

References

• “skl”, 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. 228b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 377b
• 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. 1010a-b