ܡܠܘܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒀯𒇻𒈦 (/⁠*mul-lumāšu⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mal.wɑːʃɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܠܘܵܫܵܐ • (malwāšā) m sg (plural ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē))

1. (astrology) zodiac sign, horoscope

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܠܘܵܫܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܝܼ (malwāšī)		ܡܲܠܘܵܫܲܢ (malwāšan)
	construct	ܡܲܠܘܵܫ (malwāš)		2nd person	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܘܼܟ݂ (malwāšūḵ)	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ (malwāšāḵ)	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (malwāšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܵܐ (malwāšā)		3rd person	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹܗ (malwāšēh)	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܵܗ̇ (malwāšāh)	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܗܘܿܢ (malwāšhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܝܼ̈ (malwāšī)		ܡܲܠܘܵܫܲܢ̈ (malwāšan)
	construct	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܲܝ̈ (malwāšay)		2nd person	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (malwāšūḵ)	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (malwāšāḵ)	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (malwāšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē)		3rd person	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܘܼ̈ܗܝ (malwāšūh)	ܡܲܠܘܵܫ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (malwāšōh)	ܡܲܠܘܵܫܗ̈ܘܿܢ (malwāšhōn)

Meronyms

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text)
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā)	ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā)	ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀōmē)	ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā)	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā)	ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā)	ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqrḇā)
ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā)	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā)	ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlā)	ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܠܘܵܫܵܢܵܝܵܐ (malwāšānāyā, “zodical”)
• ܡܲܠܘܵܫܵܝܵܐ (malwāšāyā, “astrologer”)
• ܡܲܠܘܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (malwāšūṯā, “astrology”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒀯𒇻𒈦 (/⁠*mul-lumāšu⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [malwɑʃɑ(ʔ)], [malluʃɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [malwɑʃe(ʔ)], [malluʃe(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܡܠܘܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܠܘܫܐ)

1. (astrology) zodiac sign, horoscope

   Synonyms: ܝܠܕܐ, ܫܥܬܐ, ܕܢܚܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܠܘܫܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܠܘܫ		1st person	ܡܠܘܫܝ		ܡܠܘܫܢ
	construct	ܡܠܘܫ		2nd person	ܡܠܘܫܟ	ܡܠܘܫܟܝ	ܡܠܘܫܟܘܢ	ܡܠܘܫܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܠܘܫܐ		3rd person	ܡܠܘܫܗ	ܡܠܘܫܗ	ܡܠܘܫܗܘܢ	ܡܠܘܫܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܠܘܫܝܢ		1st person	ܡܠܘܫܝ		ܡܠܘܫܝܢ
	construct	ܡܠܘܫܝ		2nd person	ܡܠܘܫܝܟ	ܡܠܘܫܝܟܝ	ܡܠܘܫܝܟܘܢ	ܡܠܘܫܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܠܘܫܐ		3rd person	ܡܠܘܫܘܗܝ	ܡܠܘܫܝܗ	ܡܠܘܫܝܗܘܢ	ܡܠܘܫܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܡܠܘܫܘܬܐ

References

• “mlwš”, 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. 185a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 276a
• 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. 766a