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مكس

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See also: مگس

Arabic

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Etymology

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Synchronically from the root م ك س (m-k-s), diachronically the noun has been loaned from Aramaic מכסא, ܡܟܣܐ (maḵsā, tax), from Akkadian 𒃻𒋻 (NIG2.KUD] /⁠miksu⁠/, tax); the verbs are denominal.

Verb

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مَكَسَ (makasa) I (non-past يَمْكِسُ (yamkisu), verbal noun مَكْس (maks))

  1. to collect taxes

Conjugation

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Verb

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مَكَّسَ (makkasa) II (non-past يُمَكِّسُ (yumakkisu), verbal noun تَمْكِيس (tamkīs))

  1. to collect taxes

Conjugation

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Noun

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مَكْس (maksm (plural مُكُوس (mukūs))

  1. customs
  2. tax (specifically excise tax or sales tax)
  3. toll, duty, impost
  4. verbal noun of مَكَسَ (makasa) (form I)

Declension

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References

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  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 283
  • Kaufman, Stephen A. (1974) The Akkadian Influences on Aramaic (The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Assyriological Studies; 19)‎[1], Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 72

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Persian مگس (magas, fly).

Noun

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مگس (meges)

  1. fly, any insect of the order Diptera
    Synonyms: ذباب (zubab), سیڭك (siñek)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: meges

Further reading

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