ܡܣܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܡ-ܣ-ܐ
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m(ə)sɑθɑ], [mass(ə)θɑ], [mastɑ]

Noun

ܡܣܬܐ • (mɘsāṯā, massətā, mastā) f(uncountable)

1. rennet, coagulum, sour curdled milk
2. fermentation
3. yoghurt

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܣܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܣܐ		1st person	ܡܣܬܝ		ܡܣܬܢ
	construct	ܡܣܬ		2nd person	ܡܣܬܟ	ܡܣܬܟܝ	ܡܣܬܟܘܢ	ܡܣܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܣܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܣܬܗ	ܡܣܬܗ	ܡܣܬܗܘܢ	ܡܣܬܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Central Kurdish: ماست (mast)
• → Middle Persian: [script needed] (m’st' /⁠māst⁠/, “yoghurt”)
  • Persian: ماست (mâst)
    • → Arabic: مَاسْت (māst)

Etymology 2

Root
ܡ-ܣ-ܣ
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɛss(ə)θɑ]

Noun

ܡܣܬܐ • (messəṯā) f(uncountable)

1. that which is enough; right amount, satiety, sufficiency, abundance
2. portion

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܣܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܣܐ		1st person	ܡܣܬܝ		ܡܣܬܢ
	construct	ܡܣܬ		2nd person	ܡܣܬܟ	ܡܣܬܟܝ	ܡܣܬܟܘܢ	ܡܣܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܣܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܣܬܗ	ܡܣܬܗ	ܡܣܬܗܘܢ	ܡܣܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Noun

ܡܣܬܐ • (massaʾṯā) f(uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of ܡܣܐܬܐ (massaʾṯā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܣܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܣܐ		1st person	ܡܣܬܝ		ܡܣܬܢ
	construct	ܡܣܬ		2nd person	ܡܣܬܟ	ܡܣܬܟܝ	ܡܣܬܟܘܢ	ܡܣܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܣܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܣܬܗ	ܡܣܬܗ	ܡܣܬܗܘܢ	ܡܣܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܣܢ		1st person	ܡܣܬܢ		ܡܣܬܢ
	construct	ܡܣܬ		2nd person	ܡܣܬܟ	ܡܣܬܟܝ	ܡܣܬܟܘܢ	ܡܣܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܣܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܣܬܗ	ܡܣܬܗ	ܡܣܬܗܘܢ	ܡܣܬܗܝܢ

References

• “msh²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “msh”, 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, pages 188a–b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 287a
• 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, pages 796a–b