ܡܠܘܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒀯𒇻𒈦 (/⁠*mul-lumāšu⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mal.wɑːʃɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܠܘܵܫܵܐ • (malwāšā) m sg (plural ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē))

1. (astrology) zodiac sign, horoscope

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܠܘܵܫܵܐ (malwāšā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܝܼ (malwāšī)		ܡܲܠܘܵܫܲܢ (malwāšan)
	construct	ܡܲܠܘܵܫ (malwāš)	2nd person	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܘܼܟ݂ (malwāšūḵ)	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ (malwāšāḵ)	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (malwāšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܵܐ (malwāšā)	3rd person	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹܗ (malwāšēh)	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܵܗ̇ (malwāšāh)	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܗܘܿܢ (malwāšhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܝܼ̈ (malwāšī)		ܡܲܠܘܵܫܲܢ̈ (malwāšan)
	construct	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܲܝ̈ (malwāšay)	2nd person	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (malwāšūḵ)	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (malwāšāḵ)	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (malwāšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē)	3rd person	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܘܼ̈ܗܝ (malwāšūh)	ܡܲܠܘܵܫ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (malwāšōh)	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܗ̈ܘܿܢ (malwāšhōn)

Meronyms

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text)
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā)	ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā)	ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀōmē)	ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā)	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā)	ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā)	ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqrḇā)
ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā)	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā)	ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlā)	ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܠܘܵܫܵܢܵܝܵܐ (malwāšānāyā, “zodical”)
• ܡܲܠܘܵܫܵܝܵܐ (malwāšāyā, “astrologer”)
• ܡܲܠܘܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (malwāšūṯā, “astrology”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒀯𒇻𒈦 (/⁠*mul-lumāšu⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [malwɑʃɑ(ʔ)], [malluʃɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [malwɑʃe(ʔ)], [malluʃe(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܡܠܘܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܠܘܫܐ)

1. (astrology) zodiac sign, horoscope

   Synonyms: ܝܠܕܐ, ܫܥܬܐ, ܕܢܚܐ

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܠܘܫܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܠܘܫ	ܡܠܘܫܝܢ
construct	ܡܠܘܫ	ܡܠܘܫܝ
emphatic	ܡܠܘܫܐ	ܡܠܘܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܠܘܫܝ	ܡܠܘܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܠܘܫܟ	ܡܠܘܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܠܘܫܟܝ	ܡܠܘܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܠܘܫܗ	ܡܠܘܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܠܘܫܗ	ܡܠܘܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܠܘܫܢ	ܡܠܘܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܠܘܫܟܘܢ	ܡܠܘܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܠܘܫܟܝܢ	ܡܠܘܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܠܘܫܗܘܢ	ܡܠܘܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܠܘܫܗܝܢ	ܡܠܘܫܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܡܠܘܫܘܬܐ

References

• “mlwš”, 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. 185a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 276a
• 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. 766a