ܬܟܣܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܣ ܐ (k s ˀ)
5 terms

Compare Arabic تَكْسِيَة (taksiya) and Hebrew תַּכְסִית (takhsít).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tax.siːθɑː]

Noun

ܬܲܟ݂ܣܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (taḵsīṯā) f sg (plural ܬܲܟ݂ܣܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (taḵsyāṯē))

1. costume, suit
   1. a style of dress characteristic of a particular country, period or people
   2. a set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or task
   3. a set of clothes to be worn together especially a man’s matching jacket and trousers
   4. an outfit or a disguise worn as fancy dress

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܲܟ݂ܣܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (taḵsīṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܲܟ݂ܣܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (taḵsīṯī)		ܬܲܟ݂ܣܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (taḵsīṯan)
	construct	ܬܲܟ݂ܣܝܼܬ݂ (taḵsīṯ)	2nd person	ܬܲܟ݂ܣܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (taḵsīṯūḵ)	ܬܲܟ݂ܣܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (taḵsīṯāḵ)	ܬܲܟ݂ܣܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (taḵsīṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܟ݂ܣܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (taḵsīṯā)	3rd person	ܬܲܟ݂ܣܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (taḵsīṯēh)	ܬܲܟ݂ܣܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (taḵsīṯāh)	ܬܲܟ݂ܣܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (taḵsīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܲܟ݂ܣܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (taḵsyāṯī)		ܬܲܟ݂ܣܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (taḵsyāṯan)
	construct	ܬܲܟ݂ܣܝܵܬ݂̈ (taḵsyāṯ)	2nd person	ܬܲܟ݂ܣܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (taḵsyāṯūḵ)	ܬܲܟ݂ܣܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (taḵsyāṯāḵ)	ܬܲܟ݂ܣܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (taḵsyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܟ݂ܣܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (taḵsyāṯē)	3rd person	ܬܲܟ݂ܣܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (taḵsyāṯūh)	ܬܲܟ݂ܣܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (taḵsyāṯōh)	ܬܲܟ݂ܣܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (taḵsyāṯhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܟ-ܣ-ܐ (k-s-ʾ) related to covering. Compare Arabic تَكْسِيَة (taksiya) and Hebrew תַּכְסִית (taḵsîṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [taxsiθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [taxs(ə)jɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܬܟܣܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܬܟܣܝܬܐ)

1. covering, garment, vesture, cloak, veil
2. kerchief
3. awning

Inflection

    declension of ܬܟܣܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܟܣܝ	ܬܟܣܝܢ
construct	ܬܟܣܝܬ	ܬܟܣܝܬ
emphatic	ܬܟܣܝܬܐ	ܬܟܣܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܟܣܝܬܝ	ܬܟܣܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܟܣܝܬܟ	ܬܟܣܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܟܣܝܬܟܝ	ܬܟܣܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܟܣܝܬܗ	ܬܟܣܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܟܣܝܬܗ	ܬܟܣܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܟܣܝܬܢ	ܬܟܣܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܟܣܝܬܟܘܢ	ܬܟܣܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܟܣܝܬܟܝܢ	ܬܟܣܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܟܣܝܬܗܘܢ	ܬܟܣܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܟܣܝܬܗܝܢ	ܬܟܣܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɑxsɑjtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tɑxsɑjɑθɑ] (plural)

Adjective

ܬܟܣܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. feminine emphatic singular of ܬܟܣܝܐ
2. feminine emphatic plural of ܬܟܣܝܐ

References

• “tksy”, 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. 159b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 612b
• 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. 1645b