ܩܠܥܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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ܩܠܥܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܩܠܥܐ)

  1. slinging
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Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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ܩܠܥܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܩܠܥܐ)

  1. sling (weapon)
  2. (nautical) sail
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Etymology 3

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Modified from above. Compare Hebrew קַלָּע (qallāʿ).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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ܩܠܥܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܩܠܥܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܩܠܥܬܐ)

  1. slinger
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Etymology 4

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From Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa).

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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ܩܠܥܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܩܠܥܝܬܐ)

  1. fortress, fortification, castle
    Synonyms: ܒܝܪܬܐ, ܚܣܢܐ, ܟܪܟܐ
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References

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  • 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