ܡܫܛܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܛ ܚ (š ṭ ḥ)
4 terms

Noun of place derived from the verb ܫܵܛܹܚ (šāṭēḥ, “to spread out”); compare Arabic مِسْطَح (misṭaḥ) and Hebrew מִשְׁטָח (mishtákh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [maʃ.tˤɑːxɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܫܛܵܚܵܐ • (mašṭāḥā) m (plural ܡܲܫܛܵܚܹ̈ܐ (mašṭāḥē))

1. plot of land, lot
2. square, arena, plaza
3. playground
4. (sports) field, court

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܫܛܵܚܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܫܛܵܚܝܼ (mašṭāḥī)		ܡܲܫܛܵܚܲܢ (mašṭāḥan)
	construct	ܡܲܫܛܵܚ (mašṭāḥ)		2nd person	ܡܲܫܛܵܚܘܼܟ݂ (mašṭāḥūḵ)	ܡܲܫܛܵܚܵܟ݂ܝ (mašṭāḥāḵ)	ܡܲܫܛܵܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mašṭāḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܫܛܵܚܵܐ (mašṭāḥā)		3rd person	ܡܲܫܛܵܚܹܗ (mašṭāḥēh)	ܡܲܫܛܵܚܵܗ̇ (mašṭāḥāh)	ܡܲܫܛܵܚܗܘܿܢ (mašṭāḥhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܫܛܵܚܝܼ̈ (mašṭāḥī)		ܡܲܫܛܵܚܲܢ̈ (mašṭāḥan)
	construct	ܡܲܫܛܵܚܲܝ̈ (mašṭāḥay)		2nd person	ܡܲܫܛܵܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mašṭāḥūḵ)	ܡܲܫܛܵܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mašṭāḥāḵ)	ܡܲܫܛܵܚܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mašṭāḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܫܛܵܚܹ̈ܐ (mašṭāḥē)		3rd person	ܡܲܫܛܵܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mašṭāḥūh)	ܡܲܫܛܵܚ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mašṭāḥōh)	ܡܲܫܛܵܚܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mašṭāḥhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܫܛܵܚ ܛܘܼ̈ܝܵܠܹܐ (mašṭāḥ ṭūyālē)
• ܡܲܫܛܵܚܵܐ ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (mašṭāḥā mḏīnāyā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܫ-ܛ-ܚ (š-ṭ-ḥ) related to spreading out. Compare Arabic مِسْطَح (misṭaḥ) and Hebrew מִשְׁטָח (mišṭāḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maʃtˤɑħɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [maʃtˤɑħe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܫܛܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܫܛܚܐ)

1. anything spread out to dry
2. display, displaying
3. (geography) expanse, plain
4. marsh

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܫܛܚܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܫܛܚ		1st person	ܡܫܛܚܝ		ܡܫܛܚܢ
	construct	ܡܫܛܚ		2nd person	ܡܫܛܚܟ	ܡܫܛܚܟܝ	ܡܫܛܚܟܘܢ	ܡܫܛܚܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܫܛܚܐ		3rd person	ܡܫܛܚܗ	ܡܫܛܚܗ	ܡܫܛܚܗܘܢ	ܡܫܛܚܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܫܛܚܝܢ		1st person	ܡܫܛܚܝ		ܡܫܛܚܝܢ
	construct	ܡܫܛܚܝ		2nd person	ܡܫܛܚܝܟ	ܡܫܛܚܝܟܝ	ܡܫܛܚܝܟܘܢ	ܡܫܛܚܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܫܛܚܐ		3rd person	ܡܫܛܚܘܗܝ	ܡܫܛܚܝܗ	ܡܫܛܚܝܗܘܢ	ܡܫܛܚܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mšṭḥ”, 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. 366b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 306a
• 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. 844b-845a