ܨܠܐ

From Aramaic צְלָא (ṣəlā).

• (Standard) IPA^(key):

ܨܵܠܹܐ • (ṣālē) (present participle ܨܠܵܝܵܐ (ṣlāyā), past participle ܨܸܠܝܵܐ (ṣilyā))

1. to descend, go down

   ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܝܬ ܨܵܠܹܝܬ ܬܲܡܵܐ ܗܵܫܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܲܬ݂ ܒܢܵܝܬܵܐ.

   lā kē māṣēt ṣālēt tammā hāšā min ˁillaṯ bnāytā.

   You can’t go down there currently because of the construction.

   ܨܠܹܐ ܠܲܢ ܒܸܛܪܵܝܵܐ ܠܐܘܿܪܡܝܼܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܫܘܼܠܵܡ ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ.

   ṣlē lan biṭrāyā l-ōrmīyā qā šūlām šāḇōˁā.

   We drove down to Urmia for the weekend.

   • Psalms 49:17:

     ܡܸܛܠ ܒܡܵܘܬܹܗ ܠܹܐ ܠܲܒܸܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ، ܠܹܐ ܨܵܠܹܐ ܒܵܬ݂ܪܹܗ ܐܝܼܩܵܪܹܗ.

     miṭṭul bmāwtēh lē labbil mindī, lē ṣālē bāṯrēh īqārēh.

     for when he dies he shall carry nothing away, his honour shall not descend after him

   • Matthew 24:17:

     ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܐ݇ܓܵܪܹܐ، ܠܵܐ ܨܵܠܹܐ ܠܸܫܩܵܠܵܐ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ.

     w-awa d-īlēh ˁal gārē, lā ṣālē lišqālā mindī d-īlēh gāw baytā.

     Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house.

2. to go down, decline, decrease

   ܙܘܼܒܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܨܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܒܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ. ― zūbānē ṣilyē ìnā b-šāḇōˁā. ― Sales have gone down during the week.

3. to come down, drop, precipitate as rain, snow etc.

   ܡܸܛܪܵܐ ܒܸܨܠܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ― miṭrā biṣlāyā ìlāh ― It is raining (literally, “Rain is descending”)

   ܬܲܠܓܵܐ ܒܸܨܠܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ― talgā biṣlāyā ìlēh ― It is snowing (literally, “Snow is descending”)

4. to get out, get off, alight, disembark of a vehicle

   ܨܠܹܐ ܠܲܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܛܲܝܵܣܬܵܐ. ― ṣlē lan min ṭayyāstā. ― We disembarked the plane.

   ܨܠܝܼ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܛܵܪܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܪܨܝܼܦܵܐ. ― ṣlī min qṭārā ˁal rṣīpā. ― Get off the train onto the platform.

5. to incline, slope
6. (colloquial) to criticize, lambaste, roast
7. (colloquial, vulgar) to give fellatio or cunnilingus

• (descend): ܢܵܚܹܬ݂ (nāḥēṯ)
• (decrease): ܢܵܦܹܠ (nāpēl), ܒܵܨܹܪ (bāṣēr)
• (precipitate): ܥܵܪܹܐ (ˁārē), ܡܵܛܹܪ (māṭēr, “to rain”), ܬܵܠܹܓ݂ (tālēḡ, “to snow”)
• (incline): ܓܵܢܹܐ (gānē), ܙܵܠܹܡ (zālēm), ܪܵܟܹܢ (rākēn)

• (antonym(s) of “descend, decrease”): ܐܵܣܹܩ (āsēq), ܥܵܠܹܐ (ˁālē), ܪܵܐܹܡ (rāˀēm)
• (antonym(s) of “disembark”):, ܐܵܣܹܩ (āsēq)

• ܡܲܨܠܹܐ (maṣlē)