ܟܘܚܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Inherited from Aramaic, from Akkadian 𒉌𒌓𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (/guḫlu/, “antimon, stibium”); cognates Arabic كُحْل‎ (kuḥl) and Hebrew כָּחָל‎ (kāḥāl).

Alternative forms
  • ܟܚܠܐ‎

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kuħlɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܟܘܚܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

  1. kohl
  2. stibium, antimony
Inflection

Irregular absolute and construct with a varying Waw.

    declension of ܟܘܚܠܐ
state singular (uncountable)
absolute ܟܚܘܠ
construct ܟܚܘܠ
emphatic ܟܘܚܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܟܘܚܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܟܘܚܠܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܟܘܚܠܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܟܘܚܠܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܟܘܚܠܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܟܘܚܠܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܟܘܚܠܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܟܘܚܠܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܟܘܚܠܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܟܘܚܠܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Modified from above.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kuħħɑlɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܟܘܚܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

  1. use of kohl, application of kohl to the eyes
Inflection
    declension of ܟܘܚܠܐ
state singular (uncountable)
absolute ܟܘܚܠ
construct ܟܘܚܠ
emphatic ܟܘܚܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܟܘܚܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܟܘܚܠܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܟܘܚܠܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܟܘܚܠܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܟܘܚܠܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܟܘܚܠܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܟܘܚܠܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܟܘܚܠܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܟܘܚܠܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܟܘܚܠܗܝܢ

References
  • “kwḥl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 154b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 207b
  • 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, p. 604b
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