ܩܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܩ ܘ ܠ (q w l)
3 terms

From Aramaic קָלָא (qālā); compare Hebrew קוֹל (kol), Ge'ez ቃል (ḳal) and Arabic قَوْل.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qɑːlɑː]

Noun

ܩܵܠܵܐ • (qālā) m sg (plural ܩܵܠܹ̈ܐ (qālē))

1. voice
2. sound
3. (modern, figurative) vote
4. (music) tune, tone, mode
5. (grammar) sound of a consonantal letter or vowel diacritic

   Coordinate terms: ܪܸܬ݂ܡܵܐ (riṯmā), ܢܸܩܫܵܐ (niqšā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܵܠܵܐ (qālā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܵܠܝܼ (qālī)		ܩܵܠܲܢ (qālan)
	construct	ܩܵܠ (qāl)	2nd person	ܩܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (qālūḵ)	ܩܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (qālāḵ)	ܩܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܵܠܵܐ (qālā)	3rd person	ܩܵܠܹܗ (qālēh)	ܩܵܠܵܗ̇ (qālāh)	ܩܵܠܗܘܿܢ (qālhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܵܠܝܼ̈ (qālī)		ܩܵܠܲܢ̈ (qālan)
	construct	ܩܵܠܲܝ̈ (qālay)	2nd person	ܩܵܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qālūḵ)	ܩܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qālāḵ)	ܩܵܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܵܠܹ̈ܐ (qālē)	3rd person	ܩܵܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qālūh)	ܩܵܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qālōh)	ܩܵܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qālhōn)

Synonyms

• (voice, sound): ܨܵܘܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣāwṯā)
• (vote): ܓܲܒܲܝܬܵܐ (gabbaytā)

Derived terms

• ܒܩܵܠܵܐ ܪܵܡܵܐ (b-qālā rāmā, “with a loud voice”)
• ܒܲܪ ܩܵܠܹܗ (bar qālēh)
• ܒܲܪ݇ܬ ܩܵܠܵܐ (bat qālā, “echo”, literally “daughter of the voice”)
• ܝܲܬܪ̈ܲܝ ܩܵܠܵܐ (yatray qālā, “vocal chords”)
• ܠܲܦܵܐ ܕܩܵܠܵܐ (lappā d-qālā, “soundwave”)
• ܦܪܵܣܩܵܠܵܐ (prāsqālā, “radio”)
• ܩܝܵܡܘܼܬ݂ ܩܵܠܵܐ (qyāmūṯ qālā, “art of unison singing”)
• ܩܵܠܵܢܵܐ (qālānā, “loud, noisy, vociferous”)
• ܩܵܠܵܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qālānāyūṯā, “vocalism”)
• ܩܵܠܵܢܵܝܵܐ (qālānāyā, “vocal, phonic”)
• ܪܵܡܩܵܠܵܐ (rāmqālā, “loudspeaker”)
• ܫܲܘܝܘܼܬ݂ ܩܵܠܵܐ (šawyūṯ qālā, “harmony”)

 

Etymology 2

Root
ܩ ܠ ܐ (q l ˀ)
3 terms

Inherited from Aramaic קְלָא (qəlā); compare Arabic قَلَى (qalā) and Hebrew קָלָה (kalá).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qɑːleː]

Verb

ܩܵܠܹܐ • (qālē) (present participle ܩܠܵܝܵܐ (qlāyā), past participle ܩܸܠܝܵܐ (qilyā)) (peal construction)

1. (intransitive, transitive) to be/become fried; to fry

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܩܵܠܹܐ (qālē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܩܠܹܐ ܠܝܼ (qlē lī)	ܩܠܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (qlē lūḵ)	ܩܠܹܐ ܠܹܗ (qlē lēh)	ܩܠܹܐ ܠܲܢ (qlē lan)	ܩܠܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qlē lāwḵōn)	ܩܠܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (qlē lhōn)
	f		ܩܠܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (qlē lāḵ)	ܩܠܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (qlē lāh)
non-past	m	ܩܵܠܹܝܢ (qālēn)	ܩܵܠܹܝܬ (qālēt)	ܩܵܠܹܐ (qālē)	ܩܵܠܲܚ (qālaḥ)	ܩܵܠܹܝܬܘܿܢ (qālētōn)	ܩܵܠܝܼ (qālī)
	f	ܩܵܠܝܵܢ (qālyān)	ܩܵܠܝܵܬܝ (qālyāt)	ܩܵܠܝܵܐ (qālyā)
imperative	m		ܩܠܝܼ (qlī)			ܩܠܹܝܡܘܼܢ (qlēmūn)
	f		ܩܠܹܐ (qlē)

Derived terms

• ܡܩܲܠܹܐ (mqallē)

See also

• ܒܵܫܹܠ (bāšēl, “to cook”)
• ܛܵܘܹܐ (ṭāwē, “to roast”)
• ܝܵܦܹܐ (yāpē, “to bake”)
• ܪܵܬ݂ܹܚ (rāṯēḥ, “to boil”)
• ܫܵܠܹܩ (šālēq, “to simmer”)

 

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew קוֹל (qôl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɑlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɑle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܠܐ)

1. voice
2. speech, language
3. sound
4. noise, crash, clamor/clamour
5. (weather) thunder
6. saying, expression
7. news, rumor/rumour
8. kind of chant or hymn
9. (music) tune, tone, mode
10. (grammar) sound of a consonantal letter or vowel diacritic

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܠ	ܩܠܝܢ
construct	ܩܠ	ܩܠܝ
emphatic	ܩܠܐ	ܩܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܠܝ	ܩܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܠܟ	ܩܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܠܟܝ	ܩܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܠܗ	ܩܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܠܗ	ܩܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܠܢ	ܩܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܠܟܘܢ	ܩܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܠܟܝܢ	ܩܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܠܗܘܢ	ܩܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܠܗܝܢ	ܩܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Latin cella, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelnā, which consists of *ḱel- (“to cover”) and a suffix -nā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɛllɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɛlle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܠܐ)

1. cell

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܠ	ܩܠܝܢ
construct	ܩܠ	ܩܠܝ
emphatic	ܩܠܐ	ܩܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܠܝ	ܩܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܠܟ	ܩܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܠܟܝ	ܩܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܠܗ	ܩܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܠܗ	ܩܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܠܢ	ܩܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܠܟܘܢ	ܩܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܠܟܝܢ	ܩܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܠܗܘܢ	ܩܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܠܗܝܢ	ܩܠܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܩܠܝܬܐ

Etymology 3

Noun

ܩܠܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. emphatic plural of ܩܠܬܐ

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): [qalle(ʔ)]

Noun

ܩܠܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܩܠܬܐ

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): [qallɑ(ʔ)]

References

• “ql”, 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, pp. 311b-312a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 505b-506a
• 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. 1367a-b