ܡܩܨܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
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Etymology
edit| Root |
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| ܩ ܨ ܨ (q ṣ ṣ) |
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Tool noun derived from ܩܵܝܹܨ (qāyēṣ, “to cut, clip”); compare Arabic مِقَصّ (miqaṣṣ).
Pronunciation
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editܡܲܩܨܵܐ • (maqṣā) m (plural ܡܲܩ̈ܨܹܐ (maqṣē))
- a pair of scissors (tool used for cutting consisting of two crossing blades)
- ܟܹܐܦܵܐ، ܘܲܪܩܵܐ، ܡܲܩܨܵܐ! ― kēpā, warqā, maqṣā! ― Rock, paper, scissors!
- ܙܗܘܿܪ! ܗ̇ܘ ܡܲܩܨܵܐ ܚܲܪܝܼܦܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ. ― zhōr! awa maqṣā ḥarīpā ìlēh. ― Careful! Those scissors are sharp.
Inflection
editInflection of ܡܲܩܨܵܐ (maqṣā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
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| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܡܲܩܨܝܼ (maqṣī) |
ܡܲܩܨܲܢ (maqṣan) | ||
| construct | ܡܲܩܲܨ (maqqaṣ) |
2nd person | ܡܲܩܨܘܼܟ݂ (maqṣūḵ) |
ܡܲܩܨܵܟ݂ܝ (maqṣāḵ) |
ܡܲܩܨܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maqṣāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܡܲܩܨܵܐ (maqṣā) |
3rd person | ܡܲܩܨܹܗ (maqṣēh) |
ܡܲܩܨܵܗ̇ (maqṣāh) |
ܡܲܩܨܗܘܿܢ (maqṣhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܡܲܩܨܝܼ̈ (maqṣī) |
ܡܲܩܨܲܢ̈ (maqṣan) | ||
| construct | ܡܲܩܨܲܝ̈ (maqṣay) |
2nd person | ܡܲܩܨܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maqṣūḵ) |
ܡܲܩܨܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maqṣāḵ) |
ܡܲܩܨܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maqṣāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܡܲܩܨܹ̈ܐ (maqṣē) |
3rd person | ܡܲܩܨܘܼ̈ܗܝ (maqṣūh) |
ܡܲܩܨ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (maqṣōh) |
ܡܲܩܨܗ̈ܘܿܢ (maqṣhōn) | ||