ܫܘܩܐ

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃuqɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃuqe(ʔ)] (plural)

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒋻 (/sūqu/, street), from Akkadian 𒆸 (/sâqu/, to become narrow). Cognate with Arabic ضَيِّق (ḍayyiq), Ugaritic 𐎕𐎊𐎖 (ṣyq, narrow).

Noun

ܫܘܩܐ (šūqā’) m (plural ܫܘܩܐ)

  1. street
  2. square, plaza, forum, court
  3. market, bazaar
  4. open space
  5. quarter, district, borough
Inflection
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek σηκός (sēkós).

Noun

ܫܘܩܐ (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܘܩܐ)

  1. laura, enclosure
Inflection

References

  • šwq”, 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, p. 363b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 568a
  • 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. 1534b
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