ܡܫܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܫ ܚ (m š ḥ)
8 terms

Of the noun pattern 1i23ā, inherited from Aramaic מֵשְׁחָא (mešḥā); compare Hebrew מִשְׁחָה (mishkhá, “paste, cream”).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈmɪʃxɑː]

Noun

ܡܸܫܚܵܐ • (mišḥā) m (plural ܡܸܫܚܹ̈ܐ (mišḥē) or ܡܸܫܚܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mišḥānē))

oil
fat
Synonyms: ܬܲܪܒܵܐ (tarbā), ܫܘܼܡܢܵܐ (šumnā)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܡܸܫܚܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܡܫܸܚ (mšiḥ)		1^st person	ܡܸܫܚܝܼ (mišḥī)		ܡܸܫܚܲܢ (mišḥan)
	construct	ܡܫܸܚ (mšiḥ)		2^nd person	ܡܸܫܚܘܼܟ݂ (mišḥōḵ)	ܡܸܫܚܵܟ݂ܝ (mišḥāḵ)	ܡܸܫܚܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mišḥawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܸܫܚܵܐ (mišḥā)		3^rd person	ܡܸܫܚܹܗ (mišḥēh)	ܡܸܫܚܵܗ̇ (mišḥāh)	ܡܸܫܚܗܘܿܢ (mišḥhōn)
plural	absolute	ܡܸܫܚܝܼ̈ܢ (mišḥīn)		1^st person	ܡܸܫܚܝܼ̈ (mišḥī)		ܡܸܫܚܲܢ̈ (mišḥan)
	construct	ܡܸܫܚܲܝ̈ (mišḥay)		2^nd person	ܡܸܫܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mišḥōḵ)	ܡܸܫܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mišḥāḵ)	ܡܸܫܚܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mišḥawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܸܫܚܹ̈ܐ (mišḥē)		3^rd person	ܡܸܫܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mišḥūh)	ܡܸܫܚܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (mišḥōh)	ܡܸܫܚܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (mišḥayhōn)

Derived terms

ܡܸܫܚܵܢܵܐ (mišḥānā)
ܡܫܸܚ ܙܲܝܬܵܐ (mšiḥ zaytā)
ܡܫܸܚ ܫܘܼܫܡܵܐ (mšiḥ šušmā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mɛʃħɑ]

Noun

ܡܫܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܫܚܢܐ)

(medicine) oil, ointment, salve, unguent, unction
fat, tallow

Inflection

Inflection of **ܡܫܚܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܫܚ		1^st person	ܡܫܚܝ		ܡܫܚܢ
	construct	ܡܫܚ		2^nd person	ܡܫܚܟ	ܡܫܚܟܝ	ܡܫܚܟܘܢ	ܡܫܚܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܫܚܐ		3^rd person	ܡܫܚܗ	ܡܫܚܗ	ܡܫܚܗܘܢ	ܡܫܚܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܫܚܢܝܢ		1^st person	ܡܫܚܢܝ		ܡܫܚܢܝܢ
	construct	ܡܫܚܢܝ		2^nd person	ܡܫܚܢܝܟ	ܡܫܚܢܝܟܝ	ܡܫܚܢܝܟܘܢ	ܡܫܚܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܫܚܢܐ		3^rd person	ܡܫܚܢܘܗܝ	ܡܫܚܢܝܗ	ܡܫܚܢܝܗܘܢ	ܡܫܚܢܝܗܝܢ

References

“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, page 193a
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, →ISBN, page 844a

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic משחא

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܡܷܫܚܳܐ • (mëšḥo) m (plural ܡܷܫܚܶܐ (mëšḥe))

oil
Synonym: ܙܰܝܬܳܐ (zayto)
fat
Synonyms: ܬܰܪܒܳܐ (tarbo), ܕܷܗܢܝܬ݂ܳܐ (dëhniṯo)