ܛܟܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܛ ܟ ܣ (ṭ k s)
4 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis); compare Arabic طَقْس (ṭaqs) and Hebrew טֶקֶס (tékes).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tˤax.sɑː]

Noun

ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ • (ṭaḵsā) m sg (plural ܛܲܟ݂ܣܹ̈ܐ (ṭaḵsē))

1. system
2. method

   Synonyms: ܕܘܼܒܵܪܵܐ (dubbārā), ܫܒ݂ܝܼܠܵܐ (šḇīlā), ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ (urḥā)

3. protocol, rule, regulation, ordinance

   Synonyms: ܩܝܵܡܵܐ (qyāmā), ܦܘܼܣܩܵܢܵܐ (pusqānā), ܦܘܼܩܕܵܢܵܐ (puqdānā)

4. (ecclesiastical) liturgy, liturgical order, office, rite, ritual

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person			ܛܲܟ݂ܣܲܢ (ṭaḵsan)
	construct	ܛܲܟܲܣ (ṭakkas)		2nd person	ܛܲܟ݂ܣܘܼܟ݂ (ṭaḵsūḵ)	ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭaḵsāḵ)	ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭaḵsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ (ṭaḵsā)		3rd person	ܛܲܟ݂ܣܹܗ (ṭaḵsēh)	ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܗ̇ (ṭaḵsāh)	ܛܲܟ݂ܣܗܘܿܢ (ṭaḵshōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܛܲܟ݂ܣܝܼ̈ (ṭaḵsī)		ܛܲܟ݂ܣܲܢ̈ (ṭaḵsan)
	construct	ܛܲܟ݂ܣܲܝ̈ (ṭaḵsay)		2nd person	ܛܲܟ݂ܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṭaḵsūḵ)	ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṭaḵsāḵ)	ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭaḵsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܲܟ݂ܣܹ̈ܐ (ṭaḵsē)		3rd person	ܛܲܟ݂ܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṭaḵsūh)	ܛܲܟ݂ܣ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṭaḵsōh)	ܛܲܟ݂ܣܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṭaḵshōn)

Hyponyms

• ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ ܕܟܹܐܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ṭaḵsā d-kēnūṯā, “justice system”)
• ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ ܕܡܕܲܒܪܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (ṭaḵsā d-mdabrānūṯā, “policy”)
• ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ ܡܝܼܛܪܵܝܵܐ (ṭaḵsā mīṭrāyā, “metric system”)
• ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ ܩܵܠܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ṭaḵsā qālānāyā, “sound system”)
• ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܝܵܐ (ṭaḵsā qānōnāyā, “legal system”)
• ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ ܫܸܡܫܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ṭaḵsā šimšānāyā, “solar system”)

Derived terms

• ܡܛܲܟܸܣ (mṭakkis)
• ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ṭaḵsānāyā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤaxsɑ], [tˤaksɑ], [tˤɛxsɑ], [tˤɛksɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤaxse], [tˤakse], [tˤɛxse], [tˤɛkse] (in the plural)

Noun

ܛܟܣܐ • (ṭaḵsā, ṭaksā, ṭeksā, ṭekkəsā) m (plural ܛܟܣܐ (ṭaḵsē, ṭaksē, ṭeksē, ṭekkəsē))

1. arrangement, order, series
2. rank, degree, station
3. rule, regulation, ordinance
4. dignity
5. (ecclesiastical) liturgy, liturgical order, office, rite, ritual
6. system
7. apparatus, equipment, clothes
8. furniture, ornaments
9. officials, attendants, guards, troop, company

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܟܣܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܛܟܣ		1st person	ܛܟܣܝ		ܛܟܣܢ
	construct	ܛܟܣ		2nd person	ܛܟܣܟ	ܛܟܣܟܝ	ܛܟܣܟܘܢ	ܛܟܣܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܟܣܐ		3rd person	ܛܟܣܗ	ܛܟܣܗ	ܛܟܣܗܘܢ	ܛܟܣܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܛܟܣܝܢ		1st person	ܛܟܣܝ		ܛܟܣܝܢ
	construct	ܛܟܣܝ		2nd person	ܛܟܣܝܟ	ܛܟܣܝܟܝ	ܛܟܣܝܟܘܢ	ܛܟܣܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܟܣܐ		3rd person	ܛܟܣܘܗܝ	ܛܟܣܝܗ	ܛܟܣܝܗܘܢ	ܛܟܣܝܗܝܢ

Related terms

• ܛܟܣܝܣ (ṭaksīs)

References

• “ṭks”, 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, pages 126a–b,
• Nöldeke, Theodor (1909) “τάξις im Semitischen”, in Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und verwandte Gebiete‎^[1] (in German), volume 23, pages 145–148
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 173b
• 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, page 529b