ܩܠܝܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܩ ܠ ܠ related to being light. Compare Arabic قَلِيل (qalīl) and Hebrew קַל (qal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qallilɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qallile] (plural)

Adjective

ܩܠܝܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܠܝܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܩܠܝܠܬܐ)

  1. light
  2. quick, swift
  3. few, little

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܠܝܠܐ
person singular plural
m f m f
absolute ܩܠܝܠ ܩܠܝܠܐ ܩܠܝܠܝܢ ܩܠܝܠܢ
construct ܩܠܝܠ ܩܠܝܠܬ ܩܠܝܠܝ ܩܠܝܠܬ
emphatic ܩܠܝܠܐ ܩܠܝܠܬܐ ܩܠܝܠܐ ܩܠܝܠܬܐ

Adverb

ܩܠܝܠܐ • (transliteration needed)

  1. quickly
  2. (in the absolute state) a little, a bit, a few

References

  • “qlyl+A”, 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 320b
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