ܡܚܘܙܐ
Classical Syriac
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Akkadian 𒆠𒋗𒄫 (KI.ŠU.PEŠ /māḫāzu/, “town, settlement”); compare Hebrew מָחוֹז (māḥôz).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [mɑˈħo.zɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [mɑˈxo.zɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [moˈħu.zo]
Noun
[edit]ܡܚܘܙܐ • (māḥōzā) m (plural ܡܚܘܙܐ)
Usage notes
[edit]A ܡܚܘܙܐ (māḥōzā) is generally smaller than a ܟܪܟܐ (karəḵā).
Inflection
[edit] inflection of ܡܚܘܙܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܚܘܙ | ܡܚܘܙܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܚܘܙ | ܡܚܘܙܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܚܘܙܐ | ܡܚܘܙܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܚܘܙܝ | ܡܚܘܙܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܚܘܙܟ | ܡܚܘܙܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܚܘܙܟܝ | ܡܚܘܙܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܚܘܙܗ | ܡܚܘܙܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܚܘܙܗ | ܡܚܘܙܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܚܘܙܢ | ܡܚܘܙܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܚܘܙܟܘܢ | ܡܚܘܙܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܚܘܙܟܝܢ | ܡܚܘܙܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܚܘܙܗܘܢ | ܡܚܘܙܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܚܘܙܗܝܢ | ܡܚܘܙܝܗܝܢ |
References
[edit]- “mḥwz”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-11-21
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 99a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 263b
- 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 737a