ܫܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic שָׁקָא (šāqā), from Akkadian 𒆸 (sâqu, “to be narrow, skinny, or constricted”); compare Arabic سَاق (sāq), Hebrew שׁוֹק (shok) and Armenian շեք (šekʻ). Doublet of ܫܘܼܩܵܐ (šūqā, “market”)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɑːqɑː]

Noun

ܫܵܩܵܐ • (šāqā) f sg (plural ܫܵܩܹ̈ܐ (šāqē) or ܫܵܩܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (šāqāṯē))

1. (anatomy) crus, foreleg, shin, shank, thigh; tibia, shinbone; femur, thighbone
2. (figuratively) branch, stem
3. (geometry) side of a triangle
4. tongue of a shoe
5. line, verse
6. A piece of the traditional Assyrian male garment worn on the shank

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܵܩܵܐ (šāqā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܵܩܝܼ (šāqī)		ܫܵܩܲܢ (šāqan)
	construct	ܫܵܩ (šāq)	2nd person	ܫܵܩܘܼܟ݂ (šāqūḵ)	ܫܵܩܵܟ݂ܝ (šāqāḵ)	ܫܵܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šāqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܵܩܵܐ (šāqā)	3rd person	ܫܵܩܹܗ (šāqēh)	ܫܵܩܵܗ̇ (šāqāh)	ܫܵܩܗܘܿܢ (šāqhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܵܩܝܼ̈ (šāqī)		ܫܵܩܲܢ̈ (šāqan)
	construct	ܫܵܩܲܝ̈ (šāqay)	2nd person	ܫܵܩܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šāqūḵ)	ܫܵܩܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šāqāḵ)	ܫܵܩܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šāqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܵܩܹ̈ܐ (šāqē)	3rd person	ܫܵܩܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šāqūh)	ܫܵܩ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šāqōh)	ܫܵܩܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šāqhōn)

Derived terms

• ܫܵܪܘܿܩܵܐ (šārōqā, “stem”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic سَاق (sāq) and Hebrew שׁוֹק (šōq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃɑqɑ], [ʃaqqɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃɑqe], [ʃaqqe] (plural)

Noun

ܫܩܐ • (šāqā) c (plural ܫܩܐ (šāqē))

1. (anatomy) crus, foreleg, shin, shank, thigh; tibia, shinbone; femur, thighbone
2. greave, legging
3. branch, stem
4. (figuratively) stem, stock, lineage, race
5. division, limb
6. (geometry) side of a triangle
7. tongue (of a shoe)
8. line, verse

Inflection

    inflection of ܫܩܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܩ	ܫܩܝܢ
construct	ܫܩ	ܫܩܝ
emphatic	ܫܩܐ	ܫܩܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܩܝ	ܫܩܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܩܟ	ܫܩܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܩܟܝ	ܫܩܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܩܗ	ܫܩܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܩܗ	ܫܩܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܩܢ	ܫܩܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܩܟܘܢ	ܫܩܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܩܟܝܢ	ܫܩܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܩܗܘܢ	ܫܩܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܩܗܝܢ	ܫܩܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Armenian: շեք (šekʻ)

Etymology 2

Possibly from Ancient Greek σηκός (sēkós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃɑqɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃɑqe] (plural)

Noun

ܫܩܐ • (šāqā) f (plural ܫܩܐ (šāqē))

1. mound of earth

   Synonym: ܩܒܪܐ

2. sarcophagus

   Synonyms: ܢܘܫܐ, ܓܘܪܢܐ

3. (by extension) morgue

Inflection

    inflection of ܫܩܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܩ	ܫܩܝܢ
construct	ܫܩ	ܫܩܝ
emphatic	ܫܩܐ	ܫܩܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܩܝ	ܫܩܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܩܟ	ܫܩܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܩܟܝ	ܫܩܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܩܗ	ܫܩܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܩܗ	ܫܩܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܩܢ	ܫܩܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܩܟܘܢ	ܫܩܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܩܟܝܢ	ܫܩܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܩܗܘܢ	ܫܩܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܩܗܝܢ	ܫܩܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃqe]

Noun

ܫܩܐ • (šqē)

1. absolute singular of ܫܩܝܐ (šeqyā, “canal, irrigation”)
2. construct state singular of ܫܩܝܐ (šeqyā, “canal, irrigation”)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃɑqe]

Noun

ܫܩܐ • (šāqē)

1. absolute singular of ܫܩܝܐ (šāqyā, “cupbearer”)
2. construct state singular of ܫܩܝܐ (šāqyā, “cupbearer”)

References

• “šq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2010-11-21
• “šqˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2010-11-21
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 363b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 592b-593a
• 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, page 1592b

Turoyo

Etymology

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Noun

ܫܳܩܳܐ • (šoqo) f (plural ܫܳܩܶܐ (šoqe))

1. (anatomy) leg