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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܫܟܢ		1st person	ܡܫܟܢܝ		ܡܫܟܢܢ
	construct	ܡܫܟܢ		2nd person	ܡܫܟܢܟ	ܡܫܟܢܟܝ	ܡܫܟܢܟܘܢ	ܡܫܟܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܫܟܢܐ		3rd person	ܡܫܟܢܗ	ܡܫܟܢܗ	ܡܫܟܢܗܘܢ	ܡܫܟܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܫܟܢܝܢ		1st person	ܡܫܟܢܝ		ܡܫܟܢܝܢ
	construct	ܡܫܟܢܝ		2nd person	ܡܫܟܢܝܟ	ܡܫܟܢܝܟܝ	ܡܫܟܢܝܟܘܢ	ܡܫܟܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܫܟܢܐ		3rd person	ܡܫܟܢܘܗܝ	ܡܫܟܢܝܗ	ܡܫܟܢܝܗܘܢ	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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܫܟܢ		1st person	ܡܫܟܢܝ		ܡܫܟܢܢ
	construct	ܡܫܟܢ		2nd person	ܡܫܟܢܟ	ܡܫܟܢܟܝ	ܡܫܟܢܟܘܢ	ܡܫܟܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܫܟܢܐ		3rd person	ܡܫܟܢܗ	ܡܫܟܢܗ	ܡܫܟܢܗܘܢ	ܡܫܟܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܫܟܢܝܢ		1st person	ܡܫܟܢܝ		ܡܫܟܢܝܢ
	construct	ܡܫܟܢܝ		2nd person	ܡܫܟܢܝܟ	ܡܫܟܢܝܟܝ	ܡܫܟܢܝܟܘܢ	ܡܫܟܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܫܟܢܐ		3rd person	ܡܫܟܢܘܗܝ	ܡܫܟܢܝܗ	ܡܫܟܢܝܗܘܢ	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