ܨܠܐ

The usage of “to pray” is possibly loaned from Akkadian; compare Arabic صَلَّى‎ (ṣallā)

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sˤɑːleː]

ܨܵܠܹܐ • (ṣālē) (present participle ܨܠܵܝܵܐ‎ (ṣlāyā), past participle ܨܸܠܝܵܐ‎ (ṣilyā))

1. to descend, go down

   Antonym: ܐܵܣܹܩ‎ (āsēq)

   ‏ܠܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܝܬ ܨܵܠܹܝܬ ܬܵܡܵܐ ܗܵܫܵܐܝܼܬ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܬܵܐ ܕܒܢܵܝܬܵܐ.‎‎

   lē māṣēt ṣālēt tāmā hāšāʾīt min ʿiltā d-bnāytā.

   You can’t go down there currently because of the construction.

   ‏ܨܠܹܐ ܠܲܢ ܒܸܛܪܵܝܵܐ ܠܐܘܿܪܡܝܼܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܫܘܼܠܵܡܵܐ ܕܫܲܒ݂ܘܼܥܵܐ.‎‎

   ṣlē lan biṭrāyā l-ormīyā qā šulāmā d-šaḇuʿā.

   We drove down to Urmia for the weekend.

   • Psalms 49:17:

     ‏ܣܵܒܵܒ ܒܡܵܘܬܹܗ ܠܹܐ ܠܲܒܸܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ، ܠܹܐ ܨܵܠܹܐ ܒܵܬܪܹܗ ܐܝܼܩܵܪܹܗ.‎‎

     sābāb b-māwtēh lē labbil mindī, lē ṣālē bātrēh īqārēh.

     for when he dies he shall carry nothing away, his honour shall not descend after him

   • Matthew 24:17:

     ‏ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܐ݇ܓܵܪܹܐ، ܠܵܐ ܨܵܠܹܐ ܠܸܫܩܵܠܵܐ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ.‎‎

     w-awa d-īlēh ʿal gārē, lā ṣālē lišqālā mindī d-īlēh gāw baytā.

     Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house.

2. to incline, slope

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sˤal.leː]

ܨܲܠܹܐ • (ṣallē) (present participle ܨܲܠܘܼܝܹܐ‎ (ṣaluyē), past participle ܨܘܼܠܝܼܵܐ‎ (ṣulīyā))

1. to pray
   • Matthew 6:9:

     ‏ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܲܚܬܘܿܢ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܨܲܠܹܝܡܘܼܢ ܨܠܘܿܬܵܐ: ܒܵܒܲܢ ܕܒܫܡܲܝܵܐ، ܦܵܝܹܫ ܡܩܘܼܕܫܵܐ ܫܸܡܘܼܟ݂.‎‎

     īnā aḥton hādḵā ṣallēmun ṣlotā: bāban d-b-šmayyā, pāyēš mqudšā šimuḵ.

     In this manner therefore pray: Our father in heaven, Hallowed be your name.

   • 1 Corinthians 14:14:

     ‏ܣܵܒܵܒ ܐܸܢ ܨܲܠܹܝܢ ܒܚܲܕ݇ ܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܝܕܝܼܥܵܐ، ܪܘܼܚܝܼ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܨܲܠܘܼܝܹܐ، ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܪܸܥܝܵܢܝܼ ܠܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܸܥܒ݂ܵܕܵܐ ܗܸܟ̰ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ.‎‎

     sābāb in ṣallēn b-ḥa liššānā lā dīʿā, ruḥī ìlāh ṣaluyē, īnā riʿyānī lē ìlēh biʿḇādā hič mindī.

     For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit is praying, but my understanding is unfruitful.

From Italian sala.

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sˤɑːlɑː]

ܨܵܠܵܐ • (ṣālā) m (plural ܨܵܠܹ̈ܐ (ṣālē))

1. hall, large room