ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܚ-ܢ-ܩ (ḥ-n-q) related to strangling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maħnoqiθɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [maħnoqjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܐ • (maḥnōqīṯā) f (plural ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܐ)

1. hanging, strangling, strangulation
2. noose, halter, rope
3. snare, trap
4. (figuratively) restraint
5. torment, torture, distress

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܚܢܘܩܝ		1st person	ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܝ		ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܢ
	construct	ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬ		2nd person	ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܟ	ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܟܝ	ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܟܘܢ	ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܗ	ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܗ	ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܗܘܢ	ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܚܢܘܩܝܢ		1st person	ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܝ		ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܢ
	construct	ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬ		2nd person	ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܟ	ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܟܝ	ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܟܘܢ	ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܗ	ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܗ	ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܗܘܢ	ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “mḥnwqy”, 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. 111a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 265a
• 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. 741b