ܡܫܟܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒈦𒃷 (MAŠ.GAN₂ /⁠maškanu⁠/). Compare Jewish Palestinian Aramaic and Jewish Babylonian Aramaic מַשְׁכֹּונָא (maškōnā), Arabic مُسْكَان (muskān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɛʃkɑnɑ], [maʃkɑnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mɛʃkɑne], [maʃkɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܡܫܟܢܐ • (meškānā) m (plural ܡܫܟܢܐ (meškānē))

1. pledge, surety

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܫܟܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܫܟܢ	ܡܫܟܢܝܢ
construct	ܡܫܟܢ	ܡܫܟܢܝ
emphatic	ܡܫܟܢܐ	ܡܫܟܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܫܟܢܝ	ܡܫܟܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܫܟܢܟ	ܡܫܟܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܫܟܢܟܝ	ܡܫܟܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܫܟܢܗ	ܡܫܟܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܫܟܢܗ	ܡܫܟܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܫܟܢܢ	ܡܫܟܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܫܟܢܟܘܢ	ܡܫܟܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܫܟܢܟܝܢ	ܡܫܟܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܫܟܢܗܘܢ	ܡܫܟܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܫܟܢܗܝܢ	ܡܫܟܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܫ-ܟ-ܢ (š-k-n) related to settling. Compare Arabic مَسْكَن (maskan) and Hebrew מִשְׁכָּן (miškān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maʃk(ə)nɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [maʃk(ə)ne] (plural)

Noun

ܡܫܟܢܐ • (maškǝnā) m (plural ܡܫܟܢܐ (maškǝnē))

1. tent, tabernacle
2. dwelling, habitation, sanctuary
3. stage, theater/theatre

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܫܟܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܫܟܢ	ܡܫܟܢܝܢ
construct	ܡܫܟܢ	ܡܫܟܢܝ
emphatic	ܡܫܟܢܐ	ܡܫܟܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܫܟܢܝ	ܡܫܟܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܫܟܢܟ	ܡܫܟܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܫܟܢܟܝ	ܡܫܟܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܫܟܢܗ	ܡܫܟܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܫܟܢܗ	ܡܫܟܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܫܟܢܢ	ܡܫܟܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܫܟܢܟܘܢ	ܡܫܟܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܫܟܢܟܝܢ	ܡܫܟܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܫܟܢܗܘܢ	ܡܫܟܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܫܟܢܗܝܢ	ܡܫܟܢܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Old Armenian: մաշկ (mašk)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɛʃkɑne]

Noun

ܡܫܟܢܐ • (meškānē)

1. emphatic plural of ܡܫܟܐ (meškā)

References

• “mškn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-07-23
• “mškn²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-07-23
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 368a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 306b-307a
• 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, page 848a