ܡܫܝܚܐ

Aramaic

Alternative forms

• מְשִׁיחָא (m'šīḥāʾ)

Etymology

From the root מ־שׁ־ח /ܡ ܫ ܚ related to anointing. Cognate to Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ) from Old Aramaic and Biblical Hebrew מְשַׁח (m'šaḥ, “anoint”). Compare Arabic مَسِيح (masīḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məʃiħɑʔ/

Noun

ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ • (m'šīḥāʾ) m

1. (Christianity) Messiah, Christ
2. (Abrahamic religions) anointed one, messiah

Derived terms

• ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (Yešūʿ M'šīḥāʾ, “Jesus Christ”)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܫ ܚ (m š ḥ)
3 terms

Past participle of ܡܵܫܹܚ (māšēḥ, “to anoint”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mʃiːħaː], [mʃiːxaː]

Adjective

ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ • (mšīḥā) (feminine ܡܫܝܼܚܬܵܐ (mšīḥtā), plural ܡܫ̈ܝܼܚܹܐ (mšīḥē))

1. anointed

Noun

ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ • (mšīḥā) m (plural ܡܫ̈ܝܼܚܹܐ (mšīḥē), feminine ܡܫܝܼܚܬܵܐ (mšīḥtā))

1. anointed one
   • Isaiah 45:1:

     ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ ܟܹܐ ܐܵܡܹܪ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܠܡܫܝܼܚܹܗ ܠܟܘܼܪܸܫ ܕܐ݇ܚܝܼܕ݂ ܠܝܼ ܒܝܲܡܝܼܢܹܗ ܒܸܕ ܡܸܫܬܲܥܒܕ݂ܝܼ ܩܵܕ݇ܡܹܗ ܥܲܡ̈ܡܹܐ ܘܚܲܨܵܐ ܕܡܲܠܟܵܐ ܒܸܕ ܡܫܲܪܹܝܢ ܠܦܬ݂ܵܚܵܐ ܩܵܕ݇ܡܹܗ ܬܲܪ̈ܥܹܐ ܘܬܲܪ̈ܥܹܐ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܟ̰ܵܝܡܝܼ

     hādaḵ kē āmēr māryā lmšīḥēh lkūriš d-ḥīḏ lī byamīnēh bid mištaˁbḏī qāmēh ˁammē w-ḥaṣṣā dmalkā bid mšarrēn lpṯāḥā qāmēh tarˁē w-tarˁē lā kē čāymī

     Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus whom I have taken by his right hand: Nations will be subdued before him, and the loins of kings; I will begin to open doors before him, doors will not be closed.

Proper noun

ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ • (mšīḥā) m

1. Messiah, Christ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܡ ܫ ܚ related to anointing. Compare Arabic مَسِيح (masīḥ) and Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ).

Pronunciation

• (Western) IPA^(key): /məʃiħoʔ/, [m(ə)ʃiħo(ʔ)] (singular)
• (Eastern) IPA^(key): /məʃiħɑʔ/, [m(ə)ʃiħɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA^(key): /məʃiħeʔ/, [m(ə)ʃiħe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ or ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ • (m'šīḥoʾ or m'šīḥāʾ) m

1. (Abrahamic religions) anointed one, messiah

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܫܝܚܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܫܝܚ		1st person	ܡܫܝܚܝ		ܡܫܝܚܢ
	construct	ܡܫܝܚ		2nd person	ܡܫܝܚܟ	ܡܫܝܚܟܝ	ܡܫܝܚܟܘܢ	ܡܫܝܚܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܫܝܚܐ		3rd person	ܡܫܝܚܗ	ܡܫܝܚܗ	ܡܫܝܚܗܘܢ	ܡܫܝܚܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܫܝܚܝܢ		1st person	ܡܫܝܚܝ		ܡܫܝܚܝܢ
	construct	ܡܫܝܚܝ		2nd person	ܡܫܝܚܝܟ	ܡܫܝܚܝܟܝ	ܡܫܝܚܝܟܘܢ	ܡܫܝܚܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܫܝܚܐ		3rd person	ܡܫܝܚܘܗܝ	ܡܫܝܚܝܗ	ܡܫܝܚܝܗܘܢ	ܡܫܝܚܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ or ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ • (M'šīḥoʾ or M'šīḥāʾ) m

1. (Christianity) Messiah, Christ

Derived terms

• ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (Yešūʿ M'šīḥoʾ, “Jesus Christ”)
• ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ (Išōʿ M'šīḥāʾ, “Jesus Christ”)

References

• “mšyḥ”, 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, pp. 193a, 412b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 305a
• 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, p. 845a