ܡܫܟܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Semitic *mašk-. Compare Arabic مَسْك (mask).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܡܫܟܐ • (meškā) m (plural ܡܫܟܢܐ (meškānē) or ܡܫܟܐ (meškē))
Inflection edit
declension of ܡܫܟܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܫܟ | ܡܫܟܢܝܢ ,ܡܫܟܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܫܟ | ܡܫܟܢܝ ,ܡܫܟܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܫܟܐ | ܡܫܟܢܐ ,ܡܫܟܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܫܟܝ | ܡܫܟܢܝ ,ܡܫܟܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܫܟܟ | ܡܫܟܢܝܟ ,ܡܫܟܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܫܟܟܝ | ܡܫܟܢܝܟܝ ,ܡܫܟܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܫܟܗ | ܡܫܟܢܘܗܝ ,ܡܫܟܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܫܟܗ | ܡܫܟܢܝܗ ,ܡܫܟܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܫܟܢ | ܡܫܟܢܝܢ ,ܡܫܟܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܫܟܟܘܢ | ܡܫܟܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܡܫܟܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܫܟܟܝܢ | ܡܫܟܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܡܫܟܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܫܟܗܘܢ | ܡܫܟܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܡܫܟܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܫܟܗܝܢ | ܡܫܟܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܡܫܟܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2 edit
From the root ܡ-ܫ-ܟ (m-š-k) related to drying up.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܡܫܟܐ • (mšāḵā) m (plural ܡܫܟܐ (mšāḵē))
- carelessness, negligence
- fasting, hunger
- (in the plural) trifles, follies, absurdities, nonsense
Inflection edit
inflection of ܡܫܟܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܫܟ | ܡܫܟܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܫܟ | ܡܫܟܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܫܟܐ | ܡܫܟܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܫܟܝ | ܡܫܟܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܫܟܟ | ܡܫܟܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܫܟܟܝ | ܡܫܟܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܫܟܗ | ܡܫܟܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܫܟܗ | ܡܫܟܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܫܟܢ | ܡܫܟܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܫܟܟܘܢ | ܡܫܟܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܫܟܟܝܢ | ܡܫܟܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܫܟܗܘܢ | ܡܫܟܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܫܟܗܝܢ | ܡܫܟܝܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “mšk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “mšk2”, 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 193b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 306b
- 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, pages 846b-847a