ܫܐܘܠ

From Biblical Hebrew ⁧שָׁאוּל⁩ (Shaúl, literally “asked for”). Doublet of ⁧ܫܝܼܠܵܐ⁩ (šīlā, “Silas”).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʃaːʔoːl]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [ʃaːuːl]

⁧ܫܵܐܘܿܠ⁩ • (šāˀōl) m

1. a male given name from Hebrew
2. (biblical) Saul (apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles)
   • Acts 13:9:

     ⁧ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܫܵܐܘܿܠ، ܕܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܩܸܪܝܵܐ ܦܵܘܠܘܿܣ، ܟܲܕ ܡܸܠܝܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܕܫܵܐ، ܚܝܼܪܹܗ ܒܝܼܹܗ.⁩

     īnā šāˀōl, d-pīš lēh qiryā pāwlōs, kad milyā min rūḥā d-qudšā, ḥīrēh bīyēh.

     But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the holy spirit, looked intently at him.

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʃəʔolː]

⁧ܫܐܘܿܠ⁩ • (šˀōl)

1. second-person masculine singular imperative of ⁧ܫܵܐܹܠ⁩ (šāˀēl, “to ask”)