Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Root
ܢ ܣ ܐ (n s ˀ)
4 terms
 
ܡܣܐ̈ܬܐ

Etymology edit

From the verb ܢܵܣܹܐ (nāsē, to be tried, lift up, take away), from Aramaic מַּסָאתָא (massāˀṯā)

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [massɑːθɑː]

Noun edit

ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯāf pl (plural only)

  1. balance, scales

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Proper noun edit

ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯāf

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Libra (constellation and zodiac sign)

Coordinate terms edit

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)

Classical Syriac edit

Alternative forms edit

Root
ܢ ܣ ܐ
1 term

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [massa(ʔ)θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [massɑ(ʔ)θɑ] (plural)

Noun edit

ܡܣܐܬܐ (massaʾṯāf (plural ܡܣܐܬܐ (massāʾṯā))

  1. balance, scale

Inflection edit

Proper noun edit

ܡܣܐܬܐ (massaʾṯāf

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Libra (constellation and zodiac sign)

References edit

  • msˀh”, 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 206a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 283b
  • 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 786b–787a