Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ܡܘܼܣܝܼܩܹܐ (mūsīqē, music) +‎ -ܪܐ (-ārā, an occupation noun suffix).

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Noun

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ܡܘܼܣܝܼܩܵܪܵܐ (mūsīqārām sg (plural ܡܘܼܣܝܼܩܵܪܹ̈ܐ (mūsīqārē), feminine ܡܘܼܣܝܼܩܵܪܬܵܐ (mūsīqārtā))

  1. musician (composer, conductor, or performer of music)

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μουσικός (mousikós).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [mu.siˈqɑ.rɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [mu.siˈqɑ.re] (plural)

Noun

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ܡܘܣܝܩܪܐ (mūsīqārām (plural ܡܘܣܝܩܪܐ)

  1. musician, singer
  2. poet

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References

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  • mwsyqr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2017-01-13
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 178b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 258b
  • 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. 727a