Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܡ ܕ ܟ (m d k)
1 term

Etymology

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Verbal noun of ܡܲܕܸܟ݂ (maddiḵ, to compound spices).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mud.dɑːxɑː]

Noun

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ܡܘܼܕܵܟ݂ܵܐ (muddāḵām sg (plural ܡܘܼܕܵܟ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mūdāḵē))

  1. mixture, compound, preparation
  2. (medicine) medicament, cream, ointment, salve, unguent
    ܡܲܬܒ݂ܸܬ ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܡܘܼܕܵܟ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܠܘܿܗ̇، ܝܩܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܡܲܒܝܘܼܢܹܐ.
    matḇit ḥačā muddāḵā ˁallōh, qīḏā ìwet mabyūnē.
    Put some cream on it, you burnt.

Inflection

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Classical Syriac

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [muddɑxɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [muddɑxe(ʔ)] (plural)

Etymology 1

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From the root ܡ-ܕ-ܟ (m-d-k) related to mixing.

Noun

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ܡܘܕܟܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܡܘܕܟܐ)

  1. mixing, mixture, compound, preparation
  2. (medicine) medicament
  3. seasoning, spice, condiment
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Etymology 2

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From the root ܕ-ܘ-ܟ (d-w-k) related to crushing.

Noun

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ܡܘܕܟܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܡܘܕܟܐ)

  1. anything crushed
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References

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  • mwdk”, 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. 178a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 256b
  • 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. 722a