ܬܩܠܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܬ ܩ ܠ (t q l)
4 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic תִּקְלָא (tiqlā), from Akkadian 𒂅 (šiqlum); cognate with Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (shékel), Arabic ثِقْل (ṯiql, “weight”), as well as South Levantine Arabic شِيكِل (šēkel).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܬܸܩܠܵܐ • (tiqlā) m sg (plural ܬܸܩ̈ܠܹܐ (tiqlē))

  1. shekel (ancient Mesopotamian coin, equal to ca. 8.3 g. or 1/60 mina)
  2. (by extension, modern) new shekel (name of Israel's currency unit since 24 February 1980)
  3. (obsolete) weight, mass, bulk
    Synonyms: ܝܘܼܩܪܵܐ (yuqrā), ܘܲܙܢܵܐ (waznā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܸܩܠܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܬܸܩܠܝܼ (tiqlī) ܬܸܩܠܲܢ (tiqlan)
construct ܬܩܸܠ (tqil) 2nd person ܬܸܩܠܘܼܟ݂ (tiqlūḵ) ܬܸܩܠܵܟ݂ܝ (tiqlāḵ) ܬܸܩܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tiqlāwḵōn)
emphatic ܬܸܩܠܵܐ (tiqlā) 3rd person ܬܸܩܠܹܗ (tiqlēh) ܬܸܩܠܵܗ̇ (tiqlāh) ܬܸܩܠܗܘܿܢ (tiqlhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܬܸܩܠܝܼ̈ (tiqlī) ܬܸܩܠܲܢ̈ (tiqlan)
construct ܬܸܩܠܲܝ̈ (tiqlay) 2nd person ܬܸܩܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tiqlūḵ) ܬܸܩܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tiqlāḵ) ܬܸܩܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tiqlāwḵōn)
emphatic ܬܸܩܠܹ̈ܐ (tiqlē) 3rd person ܬܸܩܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tiqlūh) ܬܸܩܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tiqlōh) ܬܸܩܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tiqlhōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܬ ܩ ܠ related to weighing, from Proto-Semitic *ṯql. Compare Arabic ثِقْل (ṯiql) and Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (šéqel).

Pronunciation 1

Noun

ܬܩܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܩܠܐ)

  1. weight, mass, bulk
  2. burden
Inflection
Inflection of ܬܩܠܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܬܩܠ 1st person ܬܩܠܝ ܬܩܠܢ
construct ܬܩܠ 2nd person ܬܩܠܟ ܬܩܠܟܝ ܬܩܠܟܘܢ ܬܩܠܟܝܢ
emphatic ܬܩܠܐ 3rd person ܬܩܠܗ ܬܩܠܗ ܬܩܠܗܘܢ ܬܩܠܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܬܩܠܝܢ 1st person ܬܩܠܝ ܬܩܠܝܢ
construct ܬܩܠܝ 2nd person ܬܩܠܝܟ ܬܩܠܝܟܝ ܬܩܠܝܟܘܢ ܬܩܠܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܬܩܠܐ 3rd person ܬܩܠܘܗܝ ܬܩܠܝܗ ܬܩܠܝܗܘܢ ܬܩܠܝܗܝܢ

Pronunciation 2

Noun

ܬܩܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܩܠܐ)

  1. weighing, weight
Inflection
Inflection of ܬܩܠܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܬܩܠ 1st person ܬܩܠܝ ܬܩܠܢ
construct ܬܩܠ 2nd person ܬܩܠܟ ܬܩܠܟܝ ܬܩܠܟܘܢ ܬܩܠܟܝܢ
emphatic ܬܩܠܐ 3rd person ܬܩܠܗ ܬܩܠܗ ܬܩܠܗܘܢ ܬܩܠܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܬܩܠܝܢ 1st person ܬܩܠܝ ܬܩܠܝܢ
construct ܬܩܠܝ 2nd person ܬܩܠܝܟ ܬܩܠܝܟܝ ܬܩܠܝܟܘܢ ܬܩܠܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܬܩܠܐ 3rd person ܬܩܠܘܗܝ ܬܩܠܝܗ ܬܩܠܝܗܘܢ ܬܩܠܝܗܝܢ

References

  • “tql”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 395b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 618a
  • 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, p. 1661a
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