ܬܫܡܫܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܡ ܫ (š m š)
7 terms

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tɪʃ.mɪʃ.tɑː]

Noun

ܬܸܫܡܸܫܬܵܐ • (tišmištā) f sg (plural ܬܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (tišmišyātē))

1. serving, service
2. office
3. religious office
4. (ecclesiastical) division of priests
5. rite
6. attendance, ministration

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܸܫܡܸܫܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person			ܬܸܫܡܸܫܬܲܢ (tišmištan)
	construct	ܬܸܫܡܫܲܬ (tišmšat)		2nd person	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܬܘܼܟ݂ (tišmištūḵ)	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܬܵܟ݂ܝ (tišmištāḵ)	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tišmištāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܬܵܐ (tišmištā)		3rd person	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܬܹܗ (tišmištēh)	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܬܘܿܗ̇ (tišmištōh)	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܬܗܘܿܢ (tišmišthōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬܝܼ̈ (tišmišyātī)		ܬܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬܲܢ̈ (tišmišyātan)
	construct	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬ̈ (tišmišyāt)		2nd person	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tišmišyātūḵ)	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tišmišyātāḵ)	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tišmišyātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (tišmišyātē)		3rd person	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬܹܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tišmišyātēyūh)	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tišmišyātōh)	ܬܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tišmišyāthōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܫ-ܡ-ܫ related to serving.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɛʃmɛʃtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tɛʃm(ə)ʃɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܫܡܫܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܬܫܡܫܬܐ)

1. serving, service
2. (ecclesiastical) division of priests
3. group, work team
4. religious office
5. office, ministry, administration
6. rite
7. worship
8. attendance, ministration
9. utensil, vessel

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܫܡܫܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܫܡܫܐ		1st person	ܬܫܡܫܬܝ		ܬܫܡܫܬܢ
	construct	ܬܫܡܫܬ		2nd person	ܬܫܡܫܬܟ	ܬܫܡܫܬܟܝ	ܬܫܡܫܬܟܘܢ	ܬܫܡܫܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܫܡܫܬܐ		3rd person	ܬܫܡܫܬܗ	ܬܫܡܫܬܗ	ܬܫܡܫܬܗܘܢ	ܬܫܡܫܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܫܡܫܢ		1st person	ܬܫܡܫܬܢ		ܬܫܡܫܬܢ
	construct	ܬܫܡܫܬ		2nd person	ܬܫܡܫܬܟ	ܬܫܡܫܬܟܝ	ܬܫܡܫܬܟܘܢ	ܬܫܡܫܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܫܡܫܬܐ		3rd person	ܬܫܡܫܬܗ	ܬܫܡܫܬܗ	ܬܫܡܫܬܗܘܢ	ܬܫܡܫܬܗܝܢ

References

• “tšmšh”, 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. 373b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 622b
• 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. 1674a