ܡܚܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܡ-ܚ-ܐ (m-ḥ-ʾ) related to striking.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m(ə)ħoθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [maħwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܚܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܚܘܬܐ)

1. blow, stroke
2. wound, sore
3. slaughter
4. (pathology) plague, sickness
5. affliction, scourge
6. burden

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܚܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܚܘܐ		1st person	ܡܚܘܬܝ		ܡܚܘܬܢ
	construct	ܡܚܘܬ		2nd person	ܡܚܘܬܟ	ܡܚܘܬܟܝ	ܡܚܘܬܟܘܢ	ܡܚܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܚܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܚܘܬܗ	ܡܚܘܬܗ	ܡܚܘܬܗܘܢ	ܡܚܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܚܘܢ		1st person	ܡܚܘܬܢ		ܡܚܘܬܢ
	construct	ܡܚܘܬ		2nd person	ܡܚܘܬܟ	ܡܚܘܬܟܝ	ܡܚܘܬܟܘܢ	ܡܚܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܚܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܚܘܬܗ	ܡܚܘܬܗ	ܡܚܘܬܗܘܢ	ܡܚܘܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• ܡܟܘܬܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑħoθɑ(ʔ)], [maħħoθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mɑħwɑθɑ(ʔ)], [maħwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܚܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܚܘܬܐ)

1. (architecture) parapet, balustrade, railing, brim

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܚܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܚܘܐ		1st person	ܡܚܘܬܝ		ܡܚܘܬܢ
	construct	ܡܚܘܬ		2nd person	ܡܚܘܬܟ	ܡܚܘܬܟܝ	ܡܚܘܬܟܘܢ	ܡܚܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܚܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܚܘܬܗ	ܡܚܘܬܗ	ܡܚܘܬܗܘܢ	ܡܚܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܚܘܢ		1st person	ܡܚܘܬܢ		ܡܚܘܬܢ
	construct	ܡܚܘܬ		2nd person	ܡܚܘܬܟ	ܡܚܘܬܟܝ	ܡܚܘܬܟܘܢ	ܡܚܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܚܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܚܘܬܗ	ܡܚܘܬܗ	ܡܚܘܬܗܘܢ	ܡܚܘܬܗܝܢ

References

• “mḥwh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-11
• “mḥwt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-11
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 180a, b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 737b