ܡܟܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܡ-ܟ-ܟ (m-k-k) related to being low.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [makkuθɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܡܟܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f(uncountable)

1. lowness
2. humility, meekness

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܟܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܟܘ		1st person	ܡܟܘܬܝ		ܡܟܘܬܢ
	construct	ܡܟܘܬ		2nd person	ܡܟܘܬܟ	ܡܟܘܬܟܝ	ܡܟܘܬܟܘܢ	ܡܟܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܟܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܟܘܬܗ	ܡܟܘܬܗ	ܡܟܘܬܗܘܢ	ܡܟܘܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Akkadian 𒄑𒈣𒁍 (/⁠makkītu, makkūtu⁠/), from Sumerian 𒄑𒈣𒁍 (/⁠magid⁠/, “small boat, a towed boat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑxuθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mɑxwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܟܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܟܘܬܐ)

1. (colloquial) ship, boat

   Synonyms: ܣܦܝܢܬܐ, ܐܠܦܐ

2. (fishing) inflated-skin raft used by fishermen

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܟܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܟܘ		1st person	ܡܟܘܬܝ		ܡܟܘܬܢ
	construct	ܡܟܘܬ		2nd person	ܡܟܘܬܟ	ܡܟܘܬܟܝ	ܡܟܘܬܟܘܢ	ܡܟܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܟܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܟܘܬܗ	ܡܟܘܬܗ	ܡܟܘܬܗܘܢ	ܡܟܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܟܘܢ		1st person	ܡܟܘܬܝ		ܡܟܘܬܢ
	construct	ܡܟܘܬ		2nd person	ܡܟܘܬܟ	ܡܟܘܬܟܝ	ܡܟܘܬܟܘܢ	ܡܟܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܟܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܟܘܬܗ	ܡܟܘܬܗ	ܡܟܘܬܗܘܢ	ܡܟܘܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑxuθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mɑxwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܟܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܟܘܬܐ)

1. Alternative form of ܡܚܘܬܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܟܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܟܘ		1st person	ܡܟܘܬܝ		ܡܟܘܬܢ
	construct	ܡܟܘܬ		2nd person	ܡܟܘܬܟ	ܡܟܘܬܟܝ	ܡܟܘܬܟܘܢ	ܡܟܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܟܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܟܘܬܗ	ܡܟܘܬܗ	ܡܟܘܬܗܘܢ	ܡܟܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܟܘܢ		1st person	ܡܟܘܬܝ		ܡܟܘܬܢ
	construct	ܡܟܘܬ		2nd person	ܡܟܘܬܟ	ܡܟܘܬܟܝ	ܡܟܘܬܟܘܢ	ܡܟܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܟܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܟܘܬܗ	ܡܟܘܬܗ	ܡܟܘܬܗܘܢ	ܡܟܘܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [makkuθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mak(kə)wɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܟܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܟܘܬܐ)

1. Alternative form of ܡܟܘܬܬܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܟܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܟܘ		1st person	ܡܟܘܬܝ		ܡܟܘܬܢ
	construct	ܡܟܘܬ		2nd person	ܡܟܘܬܟ	ܡܟܘܬܟܝ	ܡܟܘܬܟܘܢ	ܡܟܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܟܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܟܘܬܗ	ܡܟܘܬܗ	ܡܟܘܬܗܘܢ	ܡܟܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܟܘܢ		1st person	ܡܟܘܬܝ		ܡܟܘܬܢ
	construct	ܡܟܘܬ		2nd person	ܡܟܘܬܟ	ܡܟܘܬܟܝ	ܡܟܘܬܟܘܢ	ܡܟܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܟܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܟܘܬܗ	ܡܟܘܬܗ	ܡܟܘܬܗܘܢ	ܡܟܘܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [makkuθɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܡܟܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܡܟܘܬܬܐ

References

• “mkw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-11
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 271a
• 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. 757b