ܣܩܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܣ-ܩ-ܠ‎ (s-q-l) related to polishing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɛqlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sɛqle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܩܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܩܠܐ)

1. ornament
2. elegance, enchantment
3. embellishing

Inflection

    declension of ܣܩܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܩܠ	ܣܩܠܝܢ
construct	ܣܩܠ	ܣܩܠܝ
emphatic	ܣܩܠܐ	ܣܩܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܩܠܝ	ܣܩܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܩܠܟ	ܣܩܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܩܠܟܝ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܩܠܢ	ܣܩܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܩܠܟܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܩܠܟܝܢ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܩܠܗܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܩܠܗܝܢ	ܣܩܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܣ-ܩ-ܠ‎ (s-q-l) related to polishing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saqqɑlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [saqqɑle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܩܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܩܠܐ)

1. polisher, furbisher, sculptor

Inflection

    declension of ܣܩܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܩܠ	ܣܩܠܝܢ
construct	ܣܩܠ	ܣܩܠܝ
emphatic	ܣܩܠܐ	ܣܩܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܩܠܝ	ܣܩܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܩܠܟ	ܣܩܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܩܠܟܝ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܩܠܢ	ܣܩܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܩܠܟܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܩܠܟܝܢ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܩܠܗܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܩܠܗܝܢ	ܣܩܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܣ-ܩ-ܠ‎ (s-q-l) related to polishing.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܣܩܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܩܠܐ)

1. polishing
2. embellishment, adornment
3. splendour

Inflection

    declension of ܣܩܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܩܠ	ܣܩܠܝܢ
construct	ܣܩܠ	ܣܩܠܝ
emphatic	ܣܩܠܐ	ܣܩܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܩܠܝ	ܣܩܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܩܠܟ	ܣܩܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܩܠܟܝ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܩܠܢ	ܣܩܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܩܠܟܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܩܠܟܝܢ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܩܠܗܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܩܠܗܝܢ	ܣܩܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From Ancient Greek σκάλα (skála), from Latin scāla.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܣܩܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܩܠܐ)

1. ladder
2. stirrup

Inflection

    declension of ܣܩܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܩܠ	ܣܩܠܝܢ
construct	ܣܩܠ	ܣܩܠܝ
emphatic	ܣܩܠܐ	ܣܩܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܩܠܝ	ܣܩܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܩܠܟ	ܣܩܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܩܠܟܝ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܩܠܗ	ܣܩܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܩܠܢ	ܣܩܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܩܠܟܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܩܠܟܝܢ	ܣܩܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܩܠܗܘܢ	ܣܩܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܩܠܗܝܢ	ܣܩܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 5

From Ancient Greek ὀκλάξ (okláx).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s(ə)qɑlɑ(ʔ)]

Adverb

ܣܩܠܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. squatting, sitting down, cross-legged

References

• “sql”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-17
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 235b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 388b
• 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. 1039b-1040a