ܡܫܓܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܡܫܓܬܐ ܒܪܙܒܢܝܐ (ܒܝܬ ܒܘܫܠܐ)

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܘ ܓ (š w g)
1 term

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, a tool noun derived from the verb ܫܵܐܹܓ݂ (šāˀēḡ, “to purge, filter; to wash”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [məʃɑːɣtɑː]

Noun

ܡܫܵܓ݂ܬܵܐ • (mšāḡtā) f sg (plural ܡܫܵܓ݂ܵܬܹ̈ܐ (mšāḡātē) or ܡܫܵܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mšāḡyāṯē))

1. basin, washbasin, laver; sink for washing dishes
2. (literary, Judaism) the handwashing basin in the Temple in Jerusalem
   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Exodus 30:17:

     ܘܡܘܼܠܸܠ ܠܹܗ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܥܲܡ ܡܘܼܫܹܐ: «ܡܬܲܪܨܸܬ ܡܫܵܓ݂ܬܵܐ ܕܢܚܵܫܵܐ ܘܠܲܩܢܵܐ ܘܟܲܢܵܐ ܕܢܚܵܫܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܫܝܵܓ݂ܬܵܐ. ܘܡܲܬܒ݂ܸܬ ܠܵܗ̇ ܒܹܝܢ ܡܲܫܟܲܢ ܘܲܥܕܵܐ ܘܒܹܝܢ ܡܲܕ݂ܒܚܵܐ، ܘܗܲܒ݂ܠ ܬܲܡܵܐ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ.»

     w-mūlil lēh māryā ˁam mūšē: “mtarṣit mšāḡtā d-nḥāšā w-laqnā w-kannā d-nḥāšā qā šyāḡtā. w-matḇit lāh bēn maškan waˁdā w-bēn maḏbḥā, w-haḇl tammā mayyā.”

     Then the Lord said to Moses, “Make a bronze basin, with its bronze stand, for washing. Place it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.”

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܫܵܓ݂ܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܫܵܓ݂ܬܝܼ (mšāḡtī)		ܡܫܵܓ݂ܬܲܢ (mšāḡtan)
	construct	ܡܫܵܓ݂ܲܬ݂ (mšāḡaṯ)		2nd person	ܡܫܵܓ݂ܬܘܼܟ݂ (mšāḡtūḵ)	ܡܫܵܓ݂ܬܵܟ݂ܝ (mšāḡtāḵ)	ܡܫܵܓ݂ܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mšāḡtāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܫܵܓ݂ܬܵܐ (mšāḡtā)		3rd person	ܡܫܵܓ݂ܬܹܗ (mšāḡtēh)	ܡܫܵܓ݂ܬܵܗ̇ (mšāḡtāh)	ܡܫܵܓ݂ܬܗܘܿܢ (mšāḡthōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܫܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (mšāḡāṯī)		ܡܫܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (mšāḡāṯan)
	construct	ܡܫܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂̈ (mšāḡāṯ)		2nd person	ܡܫܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mšāḡāṯūḵ)	ܡܫܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mšāḡāṯāḵ)	ܡܫܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mšāḡāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܫܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mšāḡāṯē)		3rd person	ܡܫܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mšāḡāṯūh)	ܡܫܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mšāḡāṯōh)	ܡܫܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mšāḡāṯhōn)

Meronyms

• ܠܲܩܢܵܐ (laqnā)
• ܟܲܢܵܐ (kannā)