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).

ܡܚܙܝܬ̈ܐ

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [max.zyɑːθɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܚ̈ܙܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (maḥzyāṯā) f pl

1. glasses, spectacles (frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܚ̈ܙܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (maḥzyāṯī)		ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (maḥzyāṯan)
	construct	ܡܲܚ̈ܙܝܵܬ݂ (maḥzyāṯ)	2nd person	ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maḥzyāṯūḵ)	ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maḥzyāṯāḵ)	ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḥzyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܚ̈ܙܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (maḥzyāṯā)	3rd person	ܡܲܚ̈ܙܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (maḥzyāṯēh)	ܡܲܚ̈ܙܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (maḥzyāṯāh)	ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (maḥzyāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܚ̈ܙܝܵܬ݂ ܫܸܡܫܵܐ (maḥzyāṯ šimšā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܚ-ܙ-ܐ (ḥ-z-ʾ) 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