ܩܠܥܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܠܥܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܩܠܥܐ)

  1. slinging
Inflection

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܠܥܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܩܠܥܐ)

  1. sling (weapon)
  2. (nautical) sail
Inflection

Etymology 3

Modified from above. Compare Hebrew קַלָּע (qallāʿ).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. slinger
Inflection

Etymology 4

From Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܠܥܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܩܠܥܝܬܐ)

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

References

  • 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