ܡܫܟܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *mašk-. Compare Arabic مَسْك (mask).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɛʃkɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mɛʃke], [mɛʃkɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܡܫܟܐ • (meškā) m (plural ܡܫܟܢܐ (meškānē) or ܡܫܟܐ (meškē))

1. (anatomy) skin, hide, fell
2. leather
3. peel, rind, zest
4. tribute

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܫܟܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܫܟ		1st person	ܡܫܟܝ		ܡܫܟܢ
	construct	ܡܫܟ		2nd person	ܡܫܟܟ	ܡܫܟܟܝ	ܡܫܟܟܘܢ	ܡܫܟܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܫܟܐ		3rd person	ܡܫܟܗ	ܡܫܟܗ	ܡܫܟܗܘܢ	ܡܫܟܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܫܟܢܝܢ ,ܡܫܟܝܢ		1st person	ܡܫܟܢܝ ,ܡܫܟܝ		ܡܫܟܢܝܢ ,ܡܫܟܝܢ
	construct	ܡܫܟܢܝ ,ܡܫܟܝ		2nd person	ܡܫܟܢܝܟ ,ܡܫܟܝܟ	ܡܫܟܢܝܟܝ ,ܡܫܟܝܟܝ	ܡܫܟܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܡܫܟܝܟܘܢ	ܡܫܟܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܡܫܟܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܫܟܢܐ ,ܡܫܟܐ		3rd person	ܡܫܟܢܘܗܝ ,ܡܫܟܘܗܝ	ܡܫܟܢܝܗ ,ܡܫܟܝܗ	ܡܫܟܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܡܫܟܝܗܘܢ	ܡܫܟܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܡܫܟܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܡ-ܫ-ܟ (m-š-k) related to drying up.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m(ə)ʃɑxɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [m(ə)ʃɑxe] (plural)

Noun

ܡܫܟܐ • (mšāḵā) m (plural ܡܫܟܐ (mšāḵē))

1. carelessness, negligence
2. fasting, hunger
3. (in the plural) trifles, follies, absurdities, nonsense

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܫܟܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܫܟ		1st person	ܡܫܟܝ		ܡܫܟܢ
	construct	ܡܫܟ		2nd person	ܡܫܟܟ	ܡܫܟܟܝ	ܡܫܟܟܘܢ	ܡܫܟܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܫܟܐ		3rd person	ܡܫܟܗ	ܡܫܟܗ	ܡܫܟܗܘܢ	ܡܫܟܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܫܟܝܢ		1st person	ܡܫܟܝ		ܡܫܟܝܢ
	construct	ܡܫܟܝ		2nd person	ܡܫܟܝܟ	ܡܫܟܝܟܝ	ܡܫܟܝܟܘܢ	ܡܫܟܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܫܟܐ		3rd person	ܡܫܟܘܗܝ	ܡܫܟܝܗ	ܡܫܟܝܗܘܢ	ܡܫܟܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mšk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “mšk²”, 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, page 193b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 306b
• 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 846b-847a