ܡܣܓܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܓ ܕ (s g d)
2 terms

ܡܣܓܕܐ

From Aramaic מַסגְדָא (masgəḏā), a noun of place from the verb ܣܵܓ݂ܹܕ݂ (sāḡēḏ, “to prostrate, worship”). The sense of “mosque” is a semantic loan from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid) of which itself borrowed from Aramaic; compare Hebrew מִסְגָּד (misgád).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mas.ɡəðɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [maz.d͡ʒədɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܵܐ • (masgḏā) m (plural ܡܲܣ̈ܓܕ݂ܹܐ (masgḏē))

1. (Islam) mosque, masjid

   Synonym: ܡܲܣܓܸܕ݇ܬܵܐ (masgittā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܵܐ (masgḏā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܝܼ (masgḏī)		ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܲܢ (masgḏan)
	construct	ܡܲܣܓܲܕ݂ (masgaḏ)	2nd person	ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (masgḏūḵ)	ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (masgḏāḵ)	ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (masgḏāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܵܐ (masgḏā)	3rd person	ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܹܗ (masgḏēh)	ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܵܗ̇ (masgḏāh)	ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܗܘܿܢ (masgḏhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܝܼ̈ (masgḏī)		ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܲܢ̈ (masgḏan)
	construct	ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܲܝ̈ (masgḏay)	2nd person	ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (masgḏūḵ)	ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (masgḏāḵ)	ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (masgḏāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ (masgḏē)	3rd person	ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (masgḏūh)	ܡܲܣܓܕ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (masgḏōh)	ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (masgḏhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܣ-ܓ-ܕ (s-ɡ-d) related to worshipping. Compare Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid), and Hebrew מִסְגָּד (misgāḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [masɡ(ə)ðɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [masɡ(ə)ðe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܣܓܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܣܓܕܐ)

1. worship
2. (Islam) masjid, mosque

   Synonym: ܡܣܓܕܬܐ

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܣܓܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܣܓܕ	ܡܣܓܕܝܢ
construct	ܡܣܓܕ	ܡܣܓܕܝ
emphatic	ܡܣܓܕܐ	ܡܣܓܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܣܓܕܝ	ܡܣܓܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܣܓܕܟ	ܡܣܓܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܣܓܕܟܝ	ܡܣܓܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܣܓܕܗ	ܡܣܓܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܣܓܕܗ	ܡܣܓܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܣܓܕܢ	ܡܣܓܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܣܓܕܟܘܢ	ܡܣܓܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܣܓܕܟܝܢ	ܡܣܓܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܣܓܕܗܘܢ	ܡܣܓܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܣܓܕܗܝܢ	ܡܣܓܕܝܗܝܢ

References

• “msgd”, 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. 220b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 284a
• 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. 788a