ܩܠܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܩ ܠ ܥ (q l ˁ)
4 terms

Cognate to Hebrew קֶלַע (kéla'). The latter noun is an occupational noun derived from the former.

Pronunciation

  • ܩܸܠܥܵܐ:
    • (Standard) IPA(key): [qɪl.ʕɑː]
  • ܩܲܠܵܥܵܐ:
    • (Standard) IPA(key): [qallɑːʕɑː]

Noun

ܩܸܠܥܵܐ • (qilˁām (plural ܩܸܠܥܹ̈ܐ (qilˁē))

  1. sling, slingshot, catapult
  2. (nautical) sail
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܸܠܥܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܩܠܲܥ (qlaˁ) 1st person ܩܸܠܥܝܼ (qilˁī) ܩܸܠܥܲܢ (qilˁan)
construct ܩܠܲܥ (qlaˁ) 2nd person ܩܸܠܥܘܼܟ݂ (qilˁōḵ) ܩܸܠܥܵܟ݂ܝ (qilˁāḵ) ܩܸܠܥܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qilˁawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܸܠܥܵܐ (qilˁā) 3rd person ܩܸܠܥܹܗ (qilˁēh) ܩܸܠܥܵܗ̇ (qilˁāh) ܩܸܠܥܗܘܿܢ (qilˁhōn)
plural absolute ܩܸܠܥܝܼ̈ܢ (qilˁīn) 1st person ܩܸܠܥܝܼ̈ (qilˁī) ܩܸܠܥܲܢ̈ (qilˁan)
construct ܩܸܠܥܲܝ̈ (qilˁay) 2nd person ܩܸܠܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qilˁōḵ) ܩܸܠܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qilˁāḵ) ܩܸܠܥܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qilˁawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܸܠܥܹ̈ܐ (qilˁē) 3rd person ܩܸܠܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qilˁūh) ܩܸܠܥܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (qilˁōh) ܩܸܠܥܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (qilˁayhōn)

Noun

ܩܲܠܵܥܵܐ • (qallāˁām (plural ܩܲܠܵܥܹ̈ܐ (qallāˁē), feminine ܩܲܠܵܥܬܵܐ (qallāˁtā))

  1. slinger
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܲܠܵܥܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܩܲܠܵܥ (qallāˁ) 1st person ܩܲܠܵܥܝܼ (qallāˁī) ܩܲܠܵܥܲܢ (qallāˁan)
construct ܩܲܠܵܥ (qallāˁ) 2nd person ܩܲܠܵܥܘܼܟ݂ (qallāˁōḵ) ܩܲܠܵܥܵܟ݂ܝ (qallāˁāḵ) ܩܲܠܵܥܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qallāˁawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܲܠܵܥܵܐ (qallāˁā) 3rd person ܩܲܠܵܥܹܗ (qallāˁēh) ܩܲܠܵܥܵܗ̇ (qallāˁāh) ܩܲܠܵܥܗܘܿܢ (qallāˁhōn)
plural absolute ܩܲܠܵܥܝܼ̈ܢ (qallāˁīn) 1st person ܩܲܠܵܥܝܼ̈ (qallāˁī) ܩܲܠܵܥܲܢ̈ (qallāˁan)
construct ܩܲܠܵܥܲܝ̈ (qallāˁay) 2nd person ܩܲܠܵܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qallāˁōḵ) ܩܲܠܵܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qallāˁāḵ) ܩܲܠܵܥܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qallāˁawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܲܠܵܥܹ̈ܐ (qallāˁē) 3rd person ܩܲܠܵܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qallāˁūh) ܩܲܠܵܥܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (qallāˁōh) ܩܲܠܵܥܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (qallāˁayhōn)

Etymology 2

Root
ܩ ܠ ܥ (q l ˁ)
4 terms
ܩܲܠܥܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܒܹܝܠqalˁā d-arbēlThe Citadel of Erbil

Borrowed from Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa); compare Persian قلعه (qal'e) and Turkish kale

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [qal.ʕɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [qalˤ.lˤɑː]

Noun

ܩܲܠܥܵܐ • (qalˁāf (plural ܩܲܠܥ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qalˁāṯā))

  1. citadel, castle, fortress, fortification
    Synonyms: ܒܝܼܪܬܵܐ (bīrtā), ܚܸܣܢܵܐ (ḥisnā)
  2. (chess) rook
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܲܠܥܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܩܲܠܥܝܼ (qalˁī) ܩܲܠܥܲܢ (qalˁan)
construct ܩܲܠܥܲܬ݂ (qalˁaṯ) 2nd person ܩܲܠܥܘܼܟ݂ (qalˁōḵ) ܩܲܠܥܵܟ݂ܝ (qalˁāḵ) ܩܲܠܥܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qalˁawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܲܠܥܵܐ (qalˁā) 3rd person ܩܲܠܥܹܗ (qalˁēh) ܩܲܠܥܵܗ̇ (qalˁāh) ܩܲܠܥܗܘܿܢ (qalˁhōn)
plural absolute ܩܲܠܥܵܢ̈ (qalˁān) 1st person ܩܲܠܥܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (qalˁāṯī) ܩܲܠܥܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (qalˁāṯan)
construct ܩܲܠܥܵܬ݂̈ (qalˁāṯ) 2nd person ܩܲܠܥܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qalˁāṯōḵ) ܩܲܠܥܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qalˁāṯāḵ) ܩܲܠܥܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qalˁāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܲܠܥ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qalˁāṯā) 3rd person ܩܲܠܥ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (qalˁāṯēh) ܩܲܠܥ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (qalˁāṯāh) ܩܲܠܥܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qalˁāṯhōn)
Coordinate terms
Chess pieces in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܟܹܐܦܲܝ̈ ܛܠܲܦ̈ܣܵܢܹܐ (kēpay ṭlapsānē) (layout · text)
ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (malkā) ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܵܐ (malkṯā) ܩܲܠܥܵܐ (qalˁā) ܦܝܼܠܵܐ (pīlā) ܣܘܼܣܹܐ (sūsē) ܩܘܿܛܝܼܢ (qōṭīn), ܕܲܚܫܵܐ (daḥšā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ ܠ ܥ related to hurling.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [q(ə)lɑʕɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [q(ə)lɑʕe] (plural)

Noun

ܩܠܥܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܩܠܥܐ)

  1. slinging
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܠܥܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܠܥ 1st person ܩܠܥܝ ܩܠܥܢ
construct ܩܠܥ 2nd person ܩܠܥܟ ܩܠܥܟܝ ܩܠܥܟܘܢ ܩܠܥܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܠܥܐ 3rd person ܩܠܥܗ ܩܠܥܗ ܩܠܥܗܘܢ ܩܠܥܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܠܥܝܢ 1st person ܩܠܥܝ ܩܠܥܝܢ
construct ܩܠܥܝ 2nd person ܩܠܥܝܟ ܩܠܥܝܟܝ ܩܠܥܝܟܘܢ ܩܠܥܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܠܥܐ 3rd person ܩܠܥܘܗܝ ܩܠܥܝܗ ܩܠܥܝܗܘܢ ܩܠܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qɛlʕɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qɛlʕe] (plural)

Noun

ܩܠܥܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܩܠܥܐ)

  1. sling (weapon)
  2. (nautical) sail
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܠܥܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܠܥ 1st person ܩܠܥܝ ܩܠܥܢ
construct ܩܠܥ 2nd person ܩܠܥܟ ܩܠܥܟܝ ܩܠܥܟܘܢ ܩܠܥܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܠܥܐ 3rd person ܩܠܥܗ ܩܠܥܗ ܩܠܥܗܘܢ ܩܠܥܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܠܥܝܢ 1st person ܩܠܥܝ ܩܠܥܝܢ
construct ܩܠܥܝ 2nd person ܩܠܥܝܟ ܩܠܥܝܟܝ ܩܠܥܝܟܘܢ ܩܠܥܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܠܥܐ 3rd person ܩܠܥܘܗܝ ܩܠܥܝܗ ܩܠܥܝܗܘܢ ܩܠܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Modified from above. Compare Hebrew קַלָּע (qallāʿ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qallɑʕɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qallɑʕe] (plural)

Noun

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

  1. slinger
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܠܥܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܠܥ 1st person ܩܠܥܝ ܩܠܥܢ
construct ܩܠܥ 2nd person ܩܠܥܟ ܩܠܥܟܝ ܩܠܥܟܘܢ ܩܠܥܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܠܥܐ 3rd person ܩܠܥܗ ܩܠܥܗ ܩܠܥܗܘܢ ܩܠܥܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܠܥܝܢ 1st person ܩܠܥܝ ܩܠܥܝܢ
construct ܩܠܥܝ 2nd person ܩܠܥܝܟ ܩܠܥܝܟܝ ܩܠܥܝܟܘܢ ܩܠܥܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܠܥܐ 3rd person ܩܠܥܘܗܝ ܩܠܥܝܗ ܩܠܥܝܗܘܢ ܩܠܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa).

Alternative forms

  • ܩܠܥܗ
  • ܩܠܥܬܐ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qalʕɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qalʕe] (plural)

Noun

ܩܠܥܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܩܠܥܝܬܐ)

  1. fortress, fortification, castle
    Synonyms: ܒܝܪܬܐ, ܚܣܢܐ, ܟܪܟܐ
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܠܥܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܠܥ 1st person ܩܠܥܝ ܩܠܥܢ
construct ܩܠܥ 2nd person ܩܠܥܟ ܩܠܥܟܝ ܩܠܥܟܘܢ ܩܠܥܟܝܢ
emphatic 3rd person ܩܠܥܗ ܩܠܥܗ ܩܠܥܗܘܢ ܩܠܥܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܠܥܝܢ 1st person ܩܠܥܝܬܝ ܩܠܥܝܬܢ
construct ܩܠܥܝܬ 2nd person ܩܠܥܝܬܟ ܩܠܥܝܬܟܝ ܩܠܥܝܬܟܘܢ ܩܠܥܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܠܥܝܬܐ 3rd person ܩܠܥܝܬܗ ܩܠܥܝܬܗ ܩܠܥܝܬܗܘܢ ܩܠܥܝܬܗܝܢ

References

  • qlˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 7 April 2013
  • qlˁh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 7 April 2013
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 321a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, →ISBN, pages 1373b–1374a