ܡܣܪܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܪ ܩ (s r q)
4 terms

ܡܣܪܩܐ

Tool noun derived from the verb ܣܵܪܹܩ (sārēq, “to comb”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mas.rəqɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܣܪܩܵܐ • (masrqā) m sg (plural ܡܲܣܪ̈ܩܹܐ (masrqē))

1. rake
2. carding-comb
3. stonecutter’s tool
4. (anatomy) instep

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܣܪܩܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܣܪܩܝܼ (masrqī)		ܡܲܣܪܩܲܢ (masrqan)
	construct	ܡܲܣܪܲܩ (masraq)		2nd person	ܡܲܣܪܩܘܼܟ݂ (masrqūḵ)	ܡܲܣܪܩܵܟ݂ܝ (masrqāḵ)	ܡܲܣܪܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (masrqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܣܪܩܵܐ (masrqā)		3rd person	ܡܲܣܪܩܹܗ (masrqēh)	ܡܲܣܪܩܘܿܗ̇ (masrqōh)	ܡܲܣܪܩܗܘܿܢ (masrqhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܣܪ̈ܩܝܼ (masrqī)		ܡܲܣܪ̈ܩܲܢ (masrqan)
	construct	ܡܲܣܪ̈ܩܲܝ (masrqay)		2nd person	ܡܲܣܪ̈ܩܘܼܟ݂ (masrqūḵ)	ܡܲܣܪ̈ܩܵܟ݂ܝ (masrqāḵ)	ܡܲܣܪ̈ܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (masrqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܣܪ̈ܩܹܐ (masrqē)		3rd person	ܡܲܣܪ̈ܩܘܼܗܝ (masrqūh)	ܡܲܣܪ̈ܩܘܿܗ̇ (masrqōh)	ܡܲܣܪ̈ܩܗܘܿܢ (masrqhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܣܪܲܩܬܵܐ (masraqtā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܣ-ܪ-ܩ (s-r-q) related to combing. Compare Hebrew מַסְרֵק (masrēq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [masr(ə)qɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [masr(ə)qe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܣܪܩܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܣܪܩܐ)

1. comb
2. (anatomy) instep
3. stonecutter's tool

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܣܪܩܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܣܪܩ		1st person	ܡܣܪܩܝ		ܡܣܪܩܢ
	construct	ܡܣܪܩ		2nd person	ܡܣܪܩܟ	ܡܣܪܩܟܝ	ܡܣܪܩܟܘܢ	ܡܣܪܩܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܣܪܩܐ		3rd person	ܡܣܪܩܗ	ܡܣܪܩܗ	ܡܣܪܩܗܘܢ	ܡܣܪܩܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܣܪܩܝܢ		1st person	ܡܣܪܩܝ		ܡܣܪܩܝܢ
	construct	ܡܣܪܩܝ		2nd person	ܡܣܪܩܝܟ	ܡܣܪܩܝܟܝ	ܡܣܪܩܝܟܘܢ	ܡܣܪܩܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܣܪܩܐ		3rd person	ܡܣܪܩܘܗܝ	ܡܣܪܩܝܗ	ܡܣܪܩܝܗܘܢ	ܡܣܪܩܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܣ-ܪ-ܩ (s-r-q) related to depriving.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m(ə)sarqɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [m(ə)sarqe(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܡܣܪܩܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܣܪܩܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܣܪܩܬܐ)

1. poor
2. vain

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܣܪܩܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܡܣܪܩ	ܡܣܪܩܐ	ܡܣܪܩܝܢ	ܡܣܪܩܢ
construct	ܡܣܪܩ	ܡܣܪܩܬ	ܡܣܪܩܝ	ܡܣܪܩܬ
emphatic	ܡܣܪܩܐ	ܡܣܪܩܬܐ	ܡܣܪܩܐ	ܡܣܪܩܬܐ

References

• “msrq”, 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. 238b
• 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, pp. 795b-796a