ܬܫܡܫܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܡ ܫ (š m š)
6 terms

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [tɪʃ.mɪʃ.tɑː]

Noun

ܬܸܫܡܸܫܬܵܐ • (tišmištā) f sg (plural ܬܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (tišmišyātē))

1. serving, service
2. office
3. religious office
4. (ecclesiastical) division of priests
5. rite
6. attendance, ministration

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܸܫܡܸܫܬܵܐ (tišmištā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܬܝܼ (tišmištī)		ܬܸܫܡܸܫܬܲܢ (tišmištan)
	construct	ܬܸܫܡܫܲܬ (tišmšat)	2nd person	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܬܘܼܟ݂ (tišmištūḵ)	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܬܵܟ݂ܝ (tišmištāḵ)	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tišmištāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܬܵܐ (tišmištā)	3rd person	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܬܹܗ (tišmištēh)	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܬܘܿܗ̇ (tišmištōh)	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܬܗܘܿܢ (tišmišthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬܝܼ̈ (tišmišyātī)		ܬܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬܲܢ̈ (tišmišyātan)
	construct	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬ̈ (tišmišyāt)	2nd person	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tišmišyātūḵ)	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tišmišyātāḵ)	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tišmišyātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (tišmišyātē)	3rd person	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬܹܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tišmišyātēyūh)	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tišmišyātōh)	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tišmišyāthōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܫ-ܡ-ܫ (š-m-š) related to serving.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɛʃmɛʃtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tɛʃm(ə)ʃɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܫܡܫܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܬܫܡܫܬܐ)

1. serving, service
2. (ecclesiastical) division of priests
3. group, work team
4. religious office
5. office, ministry, administration
6. rite
7. worship
8. attendance, ministration
9. utensil, vessel

Inflection

    declension of ܬܫܡܫܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܫܡܫܐ	ܬܫܡܫܢ
construct	ܬܫܡܫܬ	ܬܫܡܫܬ
emphatic	ܬܫܡܫܬܐ	ܬܫܡܫܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܫܡܫܬܝ	ܬܫܡܫܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܫܡܫܬܟ	ܬܫܡܫܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܫܡܫܬܟܝ	ܬܫܡܫܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܫܡܫܬܗ	ܬܫܡܫܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܫܡܫܬܗ	ܬܫܡܫܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܫܡܫܬܢ	ܬܫܡܫܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܫܡܫܬܟܘܢ	ܬܫܡܫܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܫܡܫܬܟܝܢ	ܬܫܡܫܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܫܡܫܬܗܘܢ	ܬܫܡܫܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܫܡܫܬܗܝܢ	ܬܫܡܫܬܗܝܢ

References

• “tšmšh”, 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. 373b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 622b
• 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. 1674a