ܡܨܥܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܨ ܥ (m ṣ ˁ)
5 terms

Of the noun pattern 12a3ṯā, Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic [Term?]; compare Hebrew אֶמְצַע ('emtzá', middle).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [msˤaʕəθɑː]

Noun

ܡܨܲܥܬ݂ܵܐ • (mṣaˁṯāf (plural ܡܸܨ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (miṣˁāṯā))

  1. middle, center, midst
    Synonyms: ܩܸܢܛܪܘܿܢ (qinṭrōn), ܦܲܠܓܵܐ (palgā)
  2. interval
  3. mediocrity, medium quality, average
  4. (in the plural) circles, quarters, classes, strata (of population)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܨܲܥܬ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܡܸܨܥܵܐ (miṣˁā) 1st person ܡܨܲܥܬ݂ܝܼ (mṣaˁṯī) ܡܨܲܥܬ݂ܲܢ (mṣaˁṯan)
construct ܡܸܨܥܲܬ݂ (miṣˁaṯ) 2nd person ܡܨܲܥܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (mṣaˁṯōḵ) ܡܨܲܥܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (mṣaˁṯāḵ) ܡܨܲܥܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mṣaˁṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܨܲܥܬ݂ܵܐ (mṣaˁṯā) 3rd person ܡܨܲܥܬ݂ܹܗ (mṣaˁṯēh) ܡܨܲܥܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (mṣaˁṯāh) ܡܨܲܥܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (mṣaˁṯhōn)
plural absolute ܡܸܨܥܵܢ̈ (miṣˁān) 1st person ܡܸܨܥܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (miṣˁāṯī) ܡܸܨܥܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (miṣˁāṯan)
construct ܡܸܨܥܵܬ݂̈ (miṣˁāṯ) 2nd person ܡܸܨܥܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (miṣˁāṯōḵ) ܡܸܨܥܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (miṣˁāṯāḵ) ܡܸܨܥܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (miṣˁāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܸܨ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (miṣˁāṯā) 3rd person ܡܸܨ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܹܗ (miṣˁāṯēh) ܡܸܨ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (miṣˁāṯāh) ܡܸܨܥܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (miṣˁāṯhōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܡ ܨ ܥ related to being in the middle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɛsˤʕ(ə)θɑ], [m(ə)sˤaʕtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [mɛsˤʕɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܡܨܥܬܐ • (transliteration neededf (plural ܡܨܥܬܐ)

  1. midst, middle, centre/center
  2. interval

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܨܥܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܡܨܥܐ 1st person ܡܨܥܬܝ ܡܨܥܬܢ
construct ܡܨܥܬ 2nd person ܡܨܥܬܟ ܡܨܥܬܟܝ ܡܨܥܬܟܘܢ ܡܨܥܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܨܥܬܐ 3rd person ܡܨܥܬܗ ܡܨܥܬܗ ܡܨܥܬܗܘܢ ܡܨܥܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܡܨܥܢ 1st person ܡܨܥܬܢ ܡܨܥܬܢ
construct ܡܨܥܬ 2nd person ܡܨܥܬܟ ܡܨܥܬܟܝ ܡܨܥܬܟܘܢ ܡܨܥܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܨܥܬܐ 3rd person ܡܨܥܬܗ ܡܨܥܬܗ ܡܨܥܬܗܘܢ ܡܨܥܬܗܝܢ

References

  • mṣˁh”, 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 189b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 295b
  • 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, →ISBN, page 818a