ܡܕܩܬܐ
Classical Syriac
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the root ܕ ܩ ܩ related to grinding. Compare Akkadian 𒈠𒁖𒆪 (/madakku/), Arabic مِدَقَة (midaqa), and Hebrew מְדוֹכָה (məḏôḵâ).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): [m(ə)ðɑq(qə)θɑ], [m(ə)ðaq(qə)θɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [m(ə)ðɑqɑθɑ], [m(ə)ðaqqɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
[edit]ܡܕܩܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܕܩܬܐ)
- mortar (used with a pestle)
Inflection
[edit]| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܡܕܩܐ | 1st person | ܡܕܩܬܝ | ܡܕܩܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܡܕܩܬ | 2nd person | ܡܕܩܬܟ | ܡܕܩܬܟܝ | ܡܕܩܬܟܘܢ | ܡܕܩܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܡܕܩܬܐ | 3rd person | ܡܕܩܬܗ | ܡܕܩܬܗ | ܡܕܩܬܗܘܢ | ܡܕܩܬܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܡܕܩܢ | 1st person | ܡܕܩܬܢ | ܡܕܩܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܡܕܩܬ | 2nd person | ܡܕܩܬܟ | ܡܕܩܬܟܝ | ܡܕܩܬܟܘܢ | ܡܕܩܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܡܕܩܬܐ | 3rd person | ܡܕܩܬܗ | ܡܕܩܬܗ | ܡܕܩܬܗܘܢ | ܡܕܩܬܗܝܢ | ||
References
[edit]- “mdqh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “mdkh”, 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 61a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 253a–254a
- 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 714b,717a