ܡܛܚܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Root
ܡ ܛ ܚ
2 terms

Etymology

From ܡܛܲܚ (mṭaḥ, “to lick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mətˤaħθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mətˤɑħɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܡܛܲܚܬ݂ܵܐ • (məṭaḥṯā) f (plural ܡܛܵܚܵܬ݂̈ܵܐ (məṭāḥāṯā))

1. lambative, a pharmaceutical preparation or other thing intended to be licked

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܛܚܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܛܚܐ		1st person	ܡܛܚܬܝ		ܡܛܚܬܢ
	construct	ܡܛܚܬ		2nd person	ܡܛܚܬܟ	ܡܛܚܬܟܝ	ܡܛܚܬܟܘܢ	ܡܛܚܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܛܚܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܛܚܬܗ	ܡܛܚܬܗ	ܡܛܚܬܗܘܢ	ܡܛܚܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܛܚܢ		1st person	ܡܛܚܬܢ		ܡܛܚܬܢ
	construct	ܡܛܚܬ		2nd person	ܡܛܚܬܟ	ܡܛܚܬܟܝ	ܡܛܚܬܟܘܢ	ܡܛܚܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܛܚܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܛܚܬܗ	ܡܛܚܬܗ	ܡܛܚܬܗܘܢ	ܡܛܚܬܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: مُطَحْثَا (muṭaḥṯā)

References

• “mṭḥh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 382a
• Payne Smith, Robert (1901) Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), volume 2, Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 2076