ܡܣܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܡ ܣ ܐ (m s ˀ)
6 terms

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?] equivalent to from the verb ܡܵܣܹܐ (māsē, “to condense; to thicken, coagulate”), also attested in Classical Syriac ܡܣܬܐ (mɘsāṯā, massətā, mastā, “curdling agent, rennet”); compare borrowed into Middle Persian [script needed] (m’st' /⁠māst⁠/), and therefore Central Kurdish ماست (mast) and Persian ماست (mâst).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mas.tɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܣܬܵܐ • (mastā) m

1. yoghurt

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܣܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܣܬܝܼ (mastī)		ܡܲܣܬܲܢ (mastan)
	construct	ܡܲܣܬ (mast)		2nd person	ܡܲܣܬܘܼܟ݂ (mastūḵ)	ܡܲܣܬܵܟ݂ܝ (mastāḵ)	ܡܲܣܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mastāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܣܬܵܐ (mastā)		3rd person	ܡܲܣܬܹܗ (mastēh)	ܡܲܣܬܵܗ̇ (mastāh)	ܡܲܣܬܗܘܿܢ (masthōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܣܬܝܼ̈ (mastī)		ܡܲܣܬܲܢ̈ (mastan)
	construct	ܡܲܣܬܲܝ̈ (mastay)		2nd person	ܡܲܣܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mastūḵ)	ܡܲܣܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mastāḵ)	ܡܲܣܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mastāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܣܬܹ̈ܐ (mastē)		3rd person	ܡܲܣܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mastūh)	ܡܲܣܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mastōh)	ܡܲܣܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (masthōn)

Etymology 2

Root
ܣ ܬ ܐ (s t ˀ)
2 terms

Denominal causative verb derived from ܣܸܬ݂ܘܵܐ (siṯwā, “winter”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mas.teː]

Verb

ܡܲܣܬܹܐ • (mastē)

1. to spend the winter

   Synonym: ܡܲܥܒܸܪ ܣܸܬ݂ܘܵܐ (maˁbir siṯwā)

   ܟܹܐ ܡܲܣܬܹܐ ܓܲܘ ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ.

   kē mastē gaw mḏītā.

   He spends the winter in the city.

2. (biology) to hibernate

   ܕܸܒܹ̈ܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܣܬܝܼ ܒܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ.

   dibbē kē mastī b-palgā d-šēttā.

   Bears hibernate for half the year.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܲܣܬܹܐ

gerund	ܡܲܣܬܘܿܝܹܐ (mastōyē)
verbal noun	-
		singular				plural
passive participle	m	ܡܘܼܣܬܝܵܐ (mustyā)				ܡܘܼܣܬܝܹ̈ܐ (mustyē)
	f	ܡܘܼܣܬܲܝܬܵܐ (mustaytā)
agent noun	m	ܡܲܣܬܝܵܢܵܐ (mastyānā)				ܡܲܣܬܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mastyānē)
	f	ܡܲܣܬܝܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mastyānīṯā)				ܡܲܣܬܝܵܢ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mastyānyāṯā)
instance noun		ܡܲܣܬܲܝܬܵܐ (mastaytā)				ܡܲܣ̈ܬܲܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mastayyāṯā)
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܘܼܣܬܹܐ ܠܝܼ (mustē lī)	ܡܘܼܣܬܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mustē lūḵ)	ܡܘܼܣܬܹܐ ܠܹܗ (mustē lēh)	ܡܘܼܣܬܹܐ ܠܲܢ (mustē lan)	ܡܘܼܣܬܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mustē lāwḵōn)	ܡܘܼܣܬܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mustē lhōn)
	f		ܡܘܼܣܬܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mustē lāḵ)	ܡܘܼܣܬܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (mustē lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܲܣܬܹܝܢ (mastēn)	ܡܲܣܬܹܝܬ (mastēt)	ܡܲܣܬܹܐ (mastē)	ܡܲܣܬܹܝܚ (mastēḥ)	ܡܲܣܬܹܝܬܘܿܢ (mastētōn)	ܡܲܣܬܝܼ (mastī)
	f	ܡܲܣܬܝܵܢ (mastyān)	ܡܲܣܬܝܵܬܝ (mastyāt)	ܡܲܣܬܝܵܐ (mastyā)
imperative	m		ܐܲܣܬܝܼ (astī)			ܐܲܣܬܲܘ (astaw)
	f		ܐܲܣܬܲܝ (astay)
passive past	m	ܡܘܼܣܬܹܝܢ (mustēn)	ܡܘܼܣܬܹܝܬ (mustēt)	ܡܘܼܣܬܹܐ (mustē)	ܡܘܼܣܬܹܝܚ (mustēḥ)	ܡܘܼܣܬܹܝܬܘܿܢ (mustētōn)	ܡܘܼܣܬܲܝ (mustay)
	f	ܡܘܼܣܬܝܲܢ (mustyan)	ܡܘܼܣܬܝܲܬܝ (mustyat)	ܡܘܼܣܬܝܵܐ (mustyā)

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Derived terms

• ܡܲܣܬܝܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mastyānūṯā, “hibernation”)

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