Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From the root ܡ-ܫ-ܚ (m-š-ḥ) related to anointing. Compare Hebrew מִשְׁחָה (mišḥâ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ܡܫܚܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܡܫܚܢܐ)

  1. (medicine) oil, ointment, salve, unguent, unction
  2. fat, tallow

Inflection edit

References edit

  • mšḥ”, 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. 193a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 305b
  • 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. 844a

Turoyo edit

Etymology edit

From Aramaic משחא

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /məʃħo/ (singular)
  • IPA(key): /məʃħe/ (plural)

Noun edit

ܡܷܫܚܳܐ (mëšḥom (plural ܡܷܫܚܶܐ (mëšḥe))

  1. oil
    Synonym: ܙܰܝܬܳܐ (zayto)
  2. fat
    Synonyms: ܬܰܪܒܳܐ (tarbo), ܕܷܗܢܺܝܬ݂ܳܐ (dëhnīṯo)