ܩܠܥܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ-ܠ-ܥ (q-l-ʿ) related to hurling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [q(ə)lɑʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [q(ə)lɑʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܠܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܠܥܐ)

1. slinging

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܠܥܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܠܥ	ܩܠܥܝܢ
construct	ܩܠܥ	ܩܠܥܝ
emphatic	ܩܠܥܐ	ܩܠܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܠܥܝ	ܩܠܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܠܥܟ	ܩܠܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܠܥܟܝ	ܩܠܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܠܥܗ	ܩܠܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܠܥܗ	ܩܠܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܠܥܢ	ܩܠܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܠܥܟܘܢ	ܩܠܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܠܥܟܝܢ	ܩܠܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܠܥܗܘܢ	ܩܠܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܠܥܗܝܢ	ܩܠܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ-ܠ-ܥ (q-l-ʿ) related to hurling. Compare Hebrew קֶלַע (qélaʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɛlʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɛlʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܠܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܠܥܐ)

1. sling (weapon)
2. (nautical) sail

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܠܥܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܠܥ	ܩܠܥܝܢ
construct	ܩܠܥ	ܩܠܥܝ
emphatic	ܩܠܥܐ	ܩܠܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܠܥܝ	ܩܠܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܠܥܟ	ܩܠܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܠܥܟܝ	ܩܠܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܠܥܗ	ܩܠܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܠܥܗ	ܩܠܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܠܥܢ	ܩܠܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܠܥܟܘܢ	ܩܠܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܠܥܟܝܢ	ܩܠܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܠܥܗܘܢ	ܩܠܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܠܥܗܝܢ	ܩܠܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Modified from above. Compare Hebrew קַלָּע (qallāʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qallɑʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qallɑʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܠܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܠܥܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܩܠܥܬܐ)

1. slinger

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܠܥܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܠܥ	ܩܠܥܝܢ
construct	ܩܠܥ	ܩܠܥܝ
emphatic	ܩܠܥܐ	ܩܠܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܠܥܝ	ܩܠܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܠܥܟ	ܩܠܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܠܥܟܝ	ܩܠܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܠܥܗ	ܩܠܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܠܥܗ	ܩܠܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܠܥܢ	ܩܠܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܠܥܟܘܢ	ܩܠܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܠܥܟܝܢ	ܩܠܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܠܥܗܘܢ	ܩܠܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܠܥܗܝܢ	ܩܠܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa).

Alternative forms

• ܩܠܥܗ
• ܩܠܥܬܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qalʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qalʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܠܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܠܥܝܬܐ)

1. fortress, fortification, castle

   Synonyms: ܒܝܪܬܐ, ܚܣܢܐ, ܟܪܟܐ

Inflection

    declension of ܩܠܥܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܠܥ	ܩܠܥܝܢ
construct	ܩܠܥ	ܩܠܥܝܬ
emphatic	ܩܠܥܐ	ܩܠܥܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܠܥܝ	ܩܠܥܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܠܥܟ	ܩܠܥܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܠܥܟܝ	ܩܠܥܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܠܥܗ	ܩܠܥܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܠܥܗ	ܩܠܥܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܠܥܢ	ܩܠܥܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܠܥܟܘܢ	ܩܠܥܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܠܥܟܝܢ	ܩܠܥܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܠܥܗܘܢ	ܩܠܥܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܠܥܗܝܢ	ܩܠܥܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “qlˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-07
• “qlˁh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-07
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 321a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 507b
• 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, pp. 1373b-1374a