ܡܩܨܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܡܩܨܐ

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܨ ܨ (q ṣ ṣ)
4 terms

Tool noun derived from ܩܵܝܹܨ (qāyēṣ, “to cut, clip”); compare Arabic مِقَصّ (miqaṣṣ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [maqəsˤ.sˤɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܩܨܵܐ • (maqṣā) m (plural ܡܲܩ̈ܨܹܐ (maqṣē))

1. a pair of scissors (tool used for cutting consisting of two crossing blades)

   ܟܹܐܦܵܐ، ܘܲܪܩܵܐ، ܡܲܩܨܵܐ! ― kēpā, warqā, maqṣā! ― Rock, paper, scissors!

   ܙܗܘܿܪ! ܗ̇ܘ ܡܲܩܨܵܐ ܚܲܪܝܼܦܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ. ― zhōr! awa maqṣā ḥarīpā ìlēh. ― Careful! Those scissors are sharp.

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܩܨܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܩܨܝܼ (maqṣī)		ܡܲܩܨܲܢ (maqṣan)
	construct	ܡܲܩܲܨ (maqqaṣ)		2nd person	ܡܲܩܨܘܼܟ݂ (maqṣūḵ)	ܡܲܩܨܵܟ݂ܝ (maqṣāḵ)	ܡܲܩܨܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maqṣāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܩܨܵܐ (maqṣā)		3rd person	ܡܲܩܨܹܗ (maqṣēh)	ܡܲܩܨܵܗ̇ (maqṣāh)	ܡܲܩܨܗܘܿܢ (maqṣhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܩܨܝܼ̈ (maqṣī)		ܡܲܩܨܲܢ̈ (maqṣan)
	construct	ܡܲܩܨܲܝ̈ (maqṣay)		2nd person	ܡܲܩܨܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maqṣūḵ)	ܡܲܩܨܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maqṣāḵ)	ܡܲܩܨܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maqṣāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܩܨܹ̈ܐ (maqṣē)		3rd person	ܡܲܩܨܘܼ̈ܗܝ (maqṣūh)	ܡܲܩܨ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (maqṣōh)	ܡܲܩܨܗ̈ܘܿܢ (maqṣhōn)