ܫܐܘܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܐ ܠ (š ˀ l)
5 terms

Etymology 1

From Biblical Hebrew שָׁאוּל (Shaúl, literally “asked for”). Doublet of ܫܝܼܠܵܐ (šīlā, “Silas”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃaːʔoːl]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʃaːuːl]

Proper noun

ܫܵܐܘܿܠ • (šāˀōl) m

1. a male given name from Hebrew
2. (biblical) Saul (apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles)
   • Acts 13:9:

     ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܫܵܐܘܿܠ، ܕܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܩܸܪܝܵܐ ܦܵܘܠܘܿܣ، ܟܲܕ ܡܸܠܝܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܕܫܵܐ، ܚܝܼܪܹܗ ܒܝܼܹܗ.

     īnā šāˀōl, d-pīš lēh qiryā pāwlōs, kad milyā min rūḥā d-qudšā, ḥīrēh bīyēh.

     But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the holy spirit, looked intently at him.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃəʔolː]

Verb

ܫܐܘܿܠ • (šˀōl)

1. second-person masculine singular imperative of ܫܵܐܹܠ (šāˀēl, “to ask”)