ܡܣܟܝܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒈦𒆕𒂗 (muškēnum); compare Hebrew מִסְכֵּן (miskēn).

Alternative forms

• ܡܣܟܐܢܐ (mskʾnʾ)
• ܡܣܟܢܐ (msknʾ)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [mɛsˈke̝.nɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [mɪsˈke.nɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [mɛsˈki.no]

Adjective

ܡܣܟܝܢܐ • (meskênā) m (plural ܡܣܟܝܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܣܟܝܢܬܐ)

1. poor, poverty-stricken, needy

   Synonym: ܡܣܪܩܐ

2. meager/meagre, wretched, miserable

Inflection

    declension of ܡܣܟܝܢܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܣܟܝܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܢ
construct	ܡܣܟܝܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝ
emphatic	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ	ܡܣܟܝܢܢ
construct	ܡܣܟܝܢܬ	ܡܣܟܝܢܬ
emphatic	ܡܣܟܝܢܬܐ	ܡܣܟܝܢܬܐ

Noun

ܡܣܟܝܢܐ • (meskênā) m (plural ܡܣܟܝܢܐ (meskênē), singular feminine counterpart ܡܣܟܝܢܬܐ (meskê[n]tā))

1. poor person, pauper
2. leper

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܣܟܝܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܣܟܝܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܢ
construct	ܡܣܟܝܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝ
emphatic	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܣܟܝܢܝ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܣܟܝܢܟ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܣܟܝܢܟܝ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܣܟܝܢܗ	ܡܣܟܝܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܣܟܝܢܗ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܣܟܝܢܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܣܟܝܢܟܘܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܣܟܝܢܟܝܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܣܟܝܢܗܘܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܣܟܝܢܗܝܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• (leper): ܓܪܒܐ (garbā)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “poor”): ܥܬܝܪܐ (ʿattīrā)

Derived terms

• ܡܣܟܝܢܐܝܬ (meskênāʾīṯ)
• ܡܣܟܝܢܘܬܐ (meskênūṯā)
• ܡܣܟܢ (masken)

Descendants

• → Arabic: مِسْكِين (miskīn)

Etymology 2

From the root ܣ-ܟ-ܐ (s-k-ʾ), related to expecting.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [m(ə.)sakˈk(ə.)jɑ.nɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [msakˈkjɑ.nɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [msɑˈkjo.no]

Adjective

ܡܣܟܝܢܐ • (məsakkəyānā) m (plural ܡܣܟܝܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܣܟܝܢܝܬܐ)

1. expectant

Inflection

    declension of ܡܣܟܝܢܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܣܟܝܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܢ
construct	ܡܣܟܝܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝ
emphatic	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ	ܡܣܟܝܢܢ
construct	ܡܣܟܝܢܬ	ܡܣܟܝܢܬ
emphatic	ܡܣܟܝܢܬܐ	ܡܣܟܝܢܬܐ

Noun

ܡܣܟܝܢܐ • (məsakkəyānā) m (plural ܡܣܟܝܢܐ (məsakkəyānē), singular feminine counterpart ܡܣܟܝܢܝܬܐ (məsakkəyānīṯā))

1. expectant person

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܣܟܝܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܣܟܝܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܢ
construct	ܡܣܟܝܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝ
emphatic	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܣܟܝܢܝ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܣܟܝܢܟ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܣܟܝܢܟܝ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܣܟܝܢܗ	ܡܣܟܝܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܣܟܝܢܗ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܣܟܝܢܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܣܟܝܢܟܘܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܣܟܝܢܟܝܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܣܟܝܢܗܘܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܣܟܝܢܗܝܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mskyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-12-06
• “mskyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-12-06
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 228a
• Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 233a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 285a
• 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, page 791a-b

Turoyo

Alternative forms

• ܡܷܣܟܶܢܳܐ (mëskēno)

Etymology

From Aramaic מִסְכֵּינָא

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məskino/ (singular)
• IPA^(key): /məskine/(plural)

Noun

ܡܷܣܟܺܝܢܳܐ • (mëskīno) m (plural ܡܷܣܟܺܝܢܶܐ (mëskīne))

1. poor, peasant

   Synonyms: ܦܰܦܽܘܟܳܐ (papūko), ܦܰܩܺܝܪܳܐ (faqīro)

Antonyms

• ܙܰܢܓܺܢ (rich)