ܡܚܙܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܙ ܐ (ḥ z ˀ)
10 terms

Tool noun derived from the verb ܚܵܙܹܐ (ḥāzē, “to see”); compare similar in Classical Syriac ܡܚܙܝܬܐ (maḥzīṯā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [max.ziːθɑː] (singular)

  IPA^(key): [max.zəyɑːθɑː] (plural)

Noun

ܡܲܚܙܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (maḥzīṯā) f (plural ܡܲܚ̈ܙܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (maḥzyāṯā))

1. binoculars
2. telescope
3. (obsolete) Alternative form of ܚܲܙܵܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥazzāyāṯā, “glasses, spectacles”)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܚܙܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܚܙܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (maḥzīṯī)		ܡܲܚܙܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (maḥzīṯan)
	construct	ܡܲܚܙܝܼܬ݂ (maḥzīṯ)		2nd person	ܡܲܚܙܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (maḥzīṯūḵ)	ܡܲܚܙܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (maḥzīṯāḵ)	ܡܲܚܙܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḥzīṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܚܙܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (maḥzīṯā)		3rd person	ܡܲܚܙܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (maḥzīṯēh)	ܡܲܚܙܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (maḥzīṯāh)	ܡܲܚܙܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (maḥzīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (maḥzyāṯī)		ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (maḥzyāṯan)
	construct	ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬ݂̈ (maḥzyāṯ)		2nd person	ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maḥzyāṯūḵ)	ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maḥzyāṯāḵ)	ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḥzyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (maḥzyāṯē)		3rd person	ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (maḥzyāṯūh)	ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (maḥzyāṯōh)	ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (maḥzyāṯhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܚ ܙ ܐ related to seeing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maħziθɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܡܚܙܝܬܐ • (maḥzīṯā) f (plural ܡܚܙܝܐ)

1. example, spectacle
2. mirror

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܚܙܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܚܙܝܐ		1st person	ܡܚܙܝܬܝ		ܡܚܙܝܬܢ
	construct	ܡܚܙܝܬ		2nd person	ܡܚܙܝܬܟ	ܡܚܙܝܬܟܝ	ܡܚܙܝܬܟܘܢ	ܡܚܙܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܚܙܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܚܙܝܬܗ	ܡܚܙܝܬܗ	ܡܚܙܝܬܗܘܢ	ܡܚܙܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܚܙܝܢ		1st person	ܡܚܙܝ		ܡܚܙܝܢ
	construct	ܡܚܙܝ		2nd person	ܡܚܙܝܟ	ܡܚܙܝܟܝ	ܡܚܙܝܟܘܢ	ܡܚܙܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܚܙܝܐ		3rd person	ܡܚܙܘܗܝ	ܡܚܙܝܗ	ܡܚܙܝܗܘܢ	ܡܚܙܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• (example): ܛܘܦܣܐ, ܬܚܘܝܬܐ
• (mirror): ܢܘܪܐ

References

• “mḥzy”, 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, p. 101b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 264a
• 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, pp. 737b-738a