ܡܙܡܟܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From Iranian; compare Old Armenian բազմակ (bazmak).

Pronunciation

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  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈmaz.m(ə.)xɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈmaz.mxɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈmɑz.mxo]

Noun

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ܡܙܡܟܐ (mazməḵām (plural ܡܙܡܟܐ (mazməḵē))

  1. lamp, oil lamp
  2. lower saucer or base of a lamp; lampstand
  3. candle snuffer, snuff-dish
    • Peshitta, Exodus 25:38:
      ܘܥܒܕ ܡܠܩܛܝܗܿ: ܘܡܙܡܟܝܗܿ: ܕܕܗܒܐ ܕܟܝܐ.
      wa-ʿəḇeḏ malqəṭēh, wə-mazməḵēh, də-ḏahəḇā ḏaḵyā.
      And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.

Inflection

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References

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  • mzmkˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-07-17
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 89b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 262b
  • 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 735a