ܫܘܓܠܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Alternative forms
- ܫܘܼܠܵܐ (šūlā)
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܫ ܓ ܠ (š g l) |
| 2 terms |
From Arabic شُغْل (šuḡl) also attested in Classical Syriac.
Pronunciation
Noun
ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ • (šuḡlā) m (plural ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ (šuḡlānē) or ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܹ̈ܐ (šuḡlē) or ܫ̈ܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܠܹܐ (šuḡlālē))
- 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.
- affair, business
- Synonyms: ܒܘܼܠܓܵܢܵܐ (bulgānā), ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ (ˁinyānā), ܫܲܪܒܵܐ (šarbā)
- ܠܲܝܬ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ ― layt lōḵ šuḡlā ― None of your business
- ܠܲܝܬ ܠܝܼ ܫܘܼܠܵܐ ― layt lī šūlā ― I 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
| 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃuɣlɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʃuɣle] (plural)
Noun
ܫܘܓܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܘܓܠܐ)
Inflection
| 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