ܐܣܟܘܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic אֶסְכּוֹלֵא (ʾeskōlē), from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔɪs.koːleː]

Noun

ܐܸܣܟܘܿܠܹܐ • (iskōlēf sg (plural ܐܸܣܟܘܿܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (iskōlāwāṯē))

  1. lecture hall
  2. amphitheatre
  3. (obsolete) school
    Synonym: ܡܲܕ݂ܪܲܫܬܵܐ (maḏraštā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܸܣܟܘܿܠܹܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܐܸܣܟܘܿܠܝܼ (iskōlī) ܐܸܣܟܘܿܠܲܢ (iskōlan)
construct ܐܸܣܟܘܿܠ (iskōl) 2nd person ܐܸܣܟܘܿܠܘܼܟ݂ (iskōlōḵ) ܐܸܣܟܘܿܠܵܟ݂ܝ (iskōlāḵ) ܐܸܣܟܘܿܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (iskōlāwḵōn)
emphatic ܐܸܣܟܘܿܠܹܐ (iskōlē) 3rd person ܐܸܣܟܘܿܠܘܼܗܝ (iskōlūh) ܐܸܣܟܘܿܠܘܿܗ̇ (iskōlōh) ܐܸܣܟܘܿܠܵܗܘܿܢ (iskōlāhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܐܸܣܟܘܿܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (iskōlāwāṯī) ܐܸܣܟܘܿܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (iskōlāwāṯan)
construct ܐܸܣܟܘܿܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (iskōlāwāṯē) 2nd person ܐܸܣܟܘܿܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (iskōlāwāṯōḵ) ܐܸܣܟܘܿܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (iskōlāwāṯāḵ) ܐܸܣܟܘܿܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (iskōlāwāṯāwḵōn)
emphatic ܐܸܣܟܘܿܠܵܘܵܬ݂̈ (iskōlāwāṯ) 3rd person ܐܸܣܟ̈ܘܿܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (iskōlāwāṯēh) ܐܸܣܟ̈ܘܿܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (iskōlāwāṯāh) ܐܸܣܟܘܿܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (iskōlāwāṯhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܐܸܣܟܘܿܠܵܝܵܐ (iskollāyā)
  • ܒܲܪ ܐܸܣܟܘܿܠܹܐ (bar iskōlē)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

  • ܐܣܟܘܠܝ
  • ܣܟܘܠܐ
  • ܣܟܘܠܝ

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔɛskole], [ʔɛskolɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔɛskole], [ʔɛskola(ʔ)s] (plural)

Noun

ܐܣܟܘܠܐ • (transliteration neededf (plural ܐܣܟܘܠܣ or ܐܣܟܘܠܐܣ or ܐܣܟܘܠܐ)

  1. lecture hall
  2. school
  3. knowledge, teaching

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ܐܣܟܘܠܝ
    • ܐܣܟܘܠܝܘܬܐ
  • ܒܝܬ ܐܣܟܘܠܐ

References

  • ˀskwlˀ”, 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, page 15a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 23b
  • 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, →ISBN, page 73a