ܡܛܚܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Root
ܡ-ܛ-ܚ
1 term

Etymology

From ܡܛܲܚ (mṭaḥ, “to lick”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܡܛܲܚܬܼܵܐ • (məṭaḥṯā) f (plural ܡܛܲܚܵܬܼܵܐ (məṭaḥāṯā))

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

Inflection

    declension of ܡܛܚܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܛܚܐ	ܡܛܚܢ
construct	ܡܛܚܬ	ܡܛܚܬ
emphatic	ܡܛܚܬܐ	ܡܛܚܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܛܚܬܝ	ܡܛܚܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܛܚܬܟ	ܡܛܚܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܛܚܬܟܝ	ܡܛܚܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܛܚܬܗ	ܡܛܚܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܛܚܬܗ	ܡܛܚܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܛܚܬܢ	ܡܛܚܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܛܚܬܟܘܢ	ܡܛܚܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܛܚܬܟܝܢ	ܡܛܚܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܛܚܬܗܘܢ	ܡܛܚܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܛܚܬܗܝܢ	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