ܗܝܟܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Probably from Akkadian 𒂍𒃲 (ekallu [É.GAL], palace, temple), from Sumerian 𒂍𒃲 (É.GAL); compare Arabic هَيْكَل (haykal), Hebrew הֵיכָל (hêḵāl), Ugaritic 𐎅𐎋𐎍 (hêkal [hkl]).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [hajk(ə)lɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [hajk(ə)le] (plural)

Noun

ܗܝܟܠܐ (transliteration needed) m (plural ܗܝܟܠܐ)

  1. palace
  2. temple
  3. church
  4. (architecture) nave
  5. shrine, holy place

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܗܝܟܠܘܢܐ
  • ܗܝܟܠܘܬܐ

References

  • hykl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-12
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 76b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 103a-b
  • 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, pp. 340b-341a
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