ܡܚܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܡ-ܚ-ܐ (m-ḥ-ʾ) related to striking.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m(ə)ħoθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [maħwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܚܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܚܘܬܐ)

1. blow, stroke
2. wound, sore
3. slaughter
4. (pathology) plague, sickness
5. affliction, scourge
6. burden

Inflection

    declension of ܡܚܘܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܚܘܐ	ܡܚܘܢ
construct	ܡܚܘܬ	ܡܚܘܬ
emphatic	ܡܚܘܬܐ	ܡܚܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܚܘܬܝ	ܡܚܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܚܘܬܟ	ܡܚܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܚܘܬܟܝ	ܡܚܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܚܘܬܗ	ܡܚܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܚܘܬܗ	ܡܚܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܚܘܬܢ	ܡܚܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܚܘܬܟܘܢ	ܡܚܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܚܘܬܟܝܢ	ܡܚܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܚܘܬܗܘܢ	ܡܚܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܚܘܬܗܝܢ	ܡܚܘܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• ܡܟܘܬܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑħoθɑ(ʔ)], [maħħoθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mɑħwɑθɑ(ʔ)], [maħwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܚܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܚܘܬܐ)

1. (architecture) parapet, balustrade, railing, brim

Inflection

    declension of ܡܚܘܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܚܘܐ	ܡܚܘܢ
construct	ܡܚܘܬ	ܡܚܘܬ
emphatic	ܡܚܘܬܐ	ܡܚܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܚܘܬܝ	ܡܚܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܚܘܬܟ	ܡܚܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܚܘܬܟܝ	ܡܚܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܚܘܬܗ	ܡܚܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܚܘܬܗ	ܡܚܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܚܘܬܢ	ܡܚܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܚܘܬܟܘܢ	ܡܚܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܚܘܬܟܝܢ	ܡܚܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܚܘܬܗܘܢ	ܡܚܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܚܘܬܗܝܢ	ܡܚܘܬܗܝܢ

References

• “mḥwh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-11
• “mḥwt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-11
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 180a, b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 263b
• 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. 737b