ܫܘܓܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܓ ܠ (š g l)
2 terms

From Arabic شُغْل (šuḡl) also attested in Classical Syriac.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʃuɣ.lɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [ʃuːlɑː]

Noun

ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ • (šuḡlām (plural ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ (šuḡlānē) or ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܹ̈ܐ (šuḡlē) or ܫ̈ܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܠܹܐ (šuḡlālē))

  1. job, work, labor, occupation
    Synonyms: ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܐ (pulḥānā), ܡܲܙܠܵܐ (mazlā), ܥܲܡܠܵܐ (ˁamlā)
    ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ ܩܵܬܘܼܟ݂.īṯ lī šuḡlā qātōḵ.I have a job for you.
    ܡܛܲܥܘܼܝܹܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ ؟
    mṭaˁūyē ìwet bāṯar šuḡlā ?
    Are you looking for a job?
    ܦܲܠܵܚܹ̈ܐ ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܠܸܥܒ݂ܵܕܵܐ.
    pallāḥē aḡīrē īṯ lhōn šuḡlā rabbā liˁḇādā.
    The hired workers have a big job to do.
  2. affair, business
    Synonyms: ܒܘܼܠܓܵܢܵܐ (bulgānā), ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ (ˁinyānā), ܫܲܪܒܵܐ (šarbā)
    ܠܲܝܬ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐlayt lōḵ šuḡlāNone of your business
    ܠܲܝܬ ܠܝܼ ܫܘܼܠܵܐlayt lī šūlāI don’t care (literally, “I don't have business”)
    ܡܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ ؟
    mā īṯ lōḵ šuḡlā ?
    Why do you care?
    (literally, “What business do you have?”)

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠ (šuḡl) 1st person ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܝܼ (šuḡlī) ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܲܢ (šuḡlan)
construct ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠ (šuḡl) 2nd person ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܘܼܟ݂ (šuḡlōḵ) ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (šuḡlāḵ) ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šuḡlawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ (šuḡlā) 3rd person ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܹܗ (šuḡlēh) ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܗ̇ (šuḡlāh) ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܗܘܿܢ (šuḡlhōn)
plural absolute ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܝܼ̈ܢ (šuḡlīn) 1st person ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܝܼ̈ (šuḡlī) ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܲܢ̈ (šuḡlan)
construct ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܲܝ̈ (šuḡlay) 2nd person ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šuḡlōḵ) ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šuḡlāḵ) ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šuḡlawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܹ̈ܐ (šuḡlē) 3rd person ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šuḡlūh) ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (šuḡlōh) ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (šuḡlayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Arabic شُغْل (šuḡl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃuɣlɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃuɣle] (plural)

Noun

ܫܘܓܠܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܫܘܓܠܐ)

  1. affair, business

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܓܠܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܫܘܓܠ 1st person ܫܘܓܠܝ ܫܘܓܠܢ
construct ܫܘܓܠ 2nd person ܫܘܓܠܟ ܫܘܓܠܟܝ ܫܘܓܠܟܘܢ ܫܘܓܠܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܘܓܠܐ 3rd person ܫܘܓܠܗ ܫܘܓܠܗ ܫܘܓܠܗܘܢ ܫܘܓܠܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܫܘܓܠܝܢ 1st person ܫܘܓܠܝ ܫܘܓܠܝܢ
construct ܫܘܓܠܝ 2nd person ܫܘܓܠܝܟ ܫܘܓܠܝܟܝ ܫܘܓܠܝܟܘܢ ܫܘܓܠܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܘܓܠܐ 3rd person ܫܘܓܠܘܗܝ ܫܘܓܠܝܗ ܫܘܓܠܝܗܘܢ ܫܘܓܠܝܗܝܢ

References

  • šwglˀ”, 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 358b
  • 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 1519a