ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek σπεκουλάτωρ (spekoulátōr), from Latin speculātor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛspuqlatˤrɑ], [ʔɛspuqlɑtˤrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛspuqlatˤre], [ʔɛspuqlɑtˤre] (plural)

Noun

ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܐ • (ʾespuqlāṭrā) m (plural ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܐ (ʾespuqlāṭrē))

1. speculator, scout
2. lictor, executioner, hangman
3. guard, bodyguard, attendant

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪ		1st person	ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܝ		ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܢ
	construct	ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪ		2nd person	ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܟ	ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܟܝ	ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܟܘܢ	ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܐ		3rd person	ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܗ	ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܗ	ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܗܘܢ	ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܝܢ		1st person	ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܝ		ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܝܢ
	construct	ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܝ		2nd person	ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܝܟ	ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܝܟܝ	ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܝܟܘܢ	ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܐ		3rd person	ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܘܗܝ	ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܝܗ	ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܝܗܘܢ	ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀspwqlṭr”, 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 15b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 24a
• 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 75b