ܬܩܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܬ ܩ ܠ (t q l)
3 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”)

Related terms

• ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܵܐ (maṯqālā)

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