ܫܩܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic שָׁקָא (šāqā), from Akkadian 𒆸 (sâqu, “to be narrow, skinny, or constricted”); compare Arabic سَاق (sāq), Hebrew שׁוֹק (shok) and Armenian շեք (šekʻ). Doublet of ܫܘܼܩܵܐ (šūqā, “market”)
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ʃɑːqɑː]
Noun
ܫܵܩܵܐ • (šāqā) f sg (plural ܫܵܩܹ̈ܐ (šāqē) or ܫܵܩܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (šāqāṯē))
- (anatomy) crus, foreleg, shin, shank
- (figuratively) branch, stem
- (geometry) side of a triangle
- tongue of a shoe
- line, verse
- A piece of the traditional Assyrian male garment worn on the shank
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܫܵܩ (šāq) | 1st person | ܫܵܩܝܼ (šāqī) | ܫܵܩܲܢ (šāqan) | |||
| construct | ܫܵܩ (šāq) | 2nd person | ܫܵܩܘܼܟ݂ (šāqōḵ) | ܫܵܩܵܟ݂ܝ (šāqāḵ) | ܫܵܩܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šāqawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܫܵܩܵܐ (šāqā) | 3rd person | ܫܵܩܹܗ (šāqēh) | ܫܵܩܵܗ̇ (šāqāh) | ܫܵܩܗܘܿܢ (šāqhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܫܵܩܝܼ̈ܢ (šāqīn) | 1st person | ܫܵܩܝܼ̈ (šāqī) | ܫܵܩܲܢ̈ (šāqan) | |||
| construct | ܫܵܩܲܝ̈ (šāqay) | 2nd person | ܫܵܩܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šāqōḵ) | ܫܵܩܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šāqāḵ) | ܫܵܩܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šāqawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܫܵܩܹ̈ܐ (šāqē) | 3rd person | ܫܵܩܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šāqūh) | ܫܵܩܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (šāqōh) | ܫܵܩܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (šāqayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܫܵܪܘܿܩܵܐ (šārōqā, “stem”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Compare Arabic سَاق (sāq) and Hebrew שׁוֹק (šōq).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃɑqɑ], [ʃaqqɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʃɑqe], [ʃaqqe] (plural)
Noun
ܫܩܐ • (šāqā) c (plural ܫܩܐ (šāqē))
- (anatomy) crus, foreleg, shin, shank, thigh; tibia, shinbone; femur, thighbone
- greave, legging
- branch, stem
- (figuratively) stem, stock, lineage, race
- division, limb
- (geometry) side of a triangle
- tongue (of a shoe)
- line, verse
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܫܩ | 1st person | ܫܩܝ | ܫܩܢ | |||
| construct | ܫܩ | 2nd person | ܫܩܟ | ܫܩܟܝ | ܫܩܟܘܢ | ܫܩܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܫܩܐ | 3rd person | ܫܩܗ | ܫܩܗ | ܫܩܗܘܢ | ܫܩܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܫܩܝܢ | 1st person | ܫܩܝ | ܫܩܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܫܩܝ | 2nd person | ܫܩܝܟ | ܫܩܝܟܝ | ܫܩܝܟܘܢ | ܫܩܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܫܩܐ | 3rd person | ܫܩܘܗܝ | ܫܩܝܗ | ܫܩܝܗܘܢ | ܫܩܝܗܝܢ | ||
Descendants
- → Armenian: շեք (šekʻ)
Etymology 2
Possibly from Ancient Greek σηκός (sēkós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃɑqɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʃɑqe] (plural)
Noun
ܫܩܐ • (šāqā) f (plural ܫܩܐ (šāqē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܫܩ | 1st person | ܫܩܝ | ܫܩܢ | |||
| construct | ܫܩ | 2nd person | ܫܩܟ | ܫܩܟܝ | ܫܩܟܘܢ | ܫܩܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܫܩܐ | 3rd person | ܫܩܗ | ܫܩܗ | ܫܩܗܘܢ | ܫܩܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܫܩܝܢ | 1st person | ܫܩܝ | ܫܩܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܫܩܝ | 2nd person | ܫܩܝܟ | ܫܩܝܟܝ | ܫܩܝܟܘܢ | ܫܩܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܫܩܐ | 3rd person | ܫܩܘܗܝ | ܫܩܝܗ | ܫܩܝܗܘܢ | ܫܩܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃqe]
Noun
ܫܩܐ • (šqē)
- absolute singular of ܫܩܝܐ (šeqyā, “canal, irrigation”)
- construct state singular of ܫܩܝܐ (šeqyā, “canal, irrigation”)
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃɑqe]
Noun
ܫܩܐ • (šāqē)
- absolute singular of ܫܩܝܐ (šāqyā, “cupbearer”)
- construct state singular of ܫܩܝܐ (šāqyā, “cupbearer”)
References
- “šq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 21 November 2010
- “šqˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 21 November 2010
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 363b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 592b–593a
- 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 1592b
Turoyo
Etymology
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Noun
ܫܳܩܳܐ • (šoqo) f (plural ܫܳܩܶܐ (šoqe))