Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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From the root ܣ-ܪ-ܩ (s-r-q) related to combing. Compare Hebrew מַסְרֵק (masrēq).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [masr(ə)qɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [masr(ə)qe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܡܣܪܩܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܡܣܪܩܐ)

  1. comb
  2. (anatomy) instep
  3. stonecutter's tool
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Etymology 2

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From the root ܣ-ܪ-ܩ (s-r-q) related to depriving.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [m(ə)sarqɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [m(ə)sarqe(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

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ܡܣܪܩܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܡܣܪܩܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܣܪܩܬܐ)

  1. poor
  2. vain
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References

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  • msrq”, 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. 238b
  • 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, pp. 795b-796a