Classical Syriac edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Hebrew מְנַקִּית (mənaqqîṯ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [m(ə)ne(j)qiθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [m(ə)ne(j)qjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܡܢܝܩܝܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܡܢܝܩܝܬܐ)

  1. bowl, saucer, patera
  2. ladle, spoon, tablespoon; spoonful
  3. ounce; half-pint

Inflection edit

References edit

  • mnqy”, 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, p. 188a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 282a
  • 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. 785a-b