ܛܟܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܛ ܟ ܣ (ṭ k s)
4 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis); compare Arabic طَقْس (ṭaqs) and Hebrew טֶקֶס (tékes).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [tˤax.sɑː]

Noun

ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ • (ṭaḵsām sg (plural ܛܲܟ݂ܣܹ̈ܐ (ṭaḵsē))

  1. system
  2. method
    Synonyms: ܕܘܼܒܵܪܵܐ (dubbārā), ܫܒ݂ܝܼܠܵܐ (šḇīlā), ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ (urḥā)
  3. protocol, rule, regulation, ordinance
    Synonyms: ܩܝܵܡܵܐ (qyāmā), ܦܘܼܣܩܵܢܵܐ (pusqānā), ܦܘܼܩܕܵܢܵܐ (puqdānā)
  4. (ecclesiastical) liturgy, liturgical order, office, rite, ritual

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܛܲܟܲܣ (ṭakkas) 1st person ܛܲܟ݂ܣܝܼ (ṭaḵsī) ܛܲܟ݂ܣܲܢ (ṭaḵsan)
construct ܛܲܟܲܣ (ṭakkas) 2nd person ܛܲܟ݂ܣܘܼܟ݂ (ṭaḵsōḵ) ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭaḵsāḵ) ܛܲܟ݂ܣܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭaḵsawḵōn)
emphatic ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ (ṭaḵsā) 3rd person ܛܲܟ݂ܣܹܗ (ṭaḵsēh) ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܗ̇ (ṭaḵsāh) ܛܲܟ݂ܣܗܘܿܢ (ṭaḵshōn)
plural absolute ܛܲܟ݂ܣܝܼ̈ܢ (ṭaḵsīn) 1st person ܛܲܟ݂ܣܝܼ̈ (ṭaḵsī) ܛܲܟ݂ܣܲܢ̈ (ṭaḵsan)
construct ܛܲܟ݂ܣܲܝ̈ (ṭaḵsay) 2nd person ܛܲܟ݂ܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṭaḵsōḵ) ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṭaḵsāḵ) ܛܲܟ݂ܣܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭaḵsawḵōn)
emphatic ܛܲܟ݂ܣܹ̈ܐ (ṭaḵsē) 3rd person ܛܲܟ݂ܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṭaḵsūh) ܛܲܟ݂ܣܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ṭaḵsōh) ܛܲܟ݂ܣܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ṭaḵsayhōn)

Hyponyms

  • ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ ܕܟܹܐܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ṭaḵsā d-kēnūṯā, justice system)
  • ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ ܕܡܕܲܒܪܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (ṭaḵsā d-mdabrānūṯā, policy)
  • ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ ܡܝܼܛܪܵܝܵܐ (ṭaḵsā mīṭrāyā, metric system)
  • ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ ܩܵܠܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ṭaḵsā qālānāyā, sound system)
  • ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܝܵܐ (ṭaḵsā qānōnāyā, legal system)
  • ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ ܫܸܡܫܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ṭaḵsā šimšānāyā, solar system)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tˤaxsɑ], [tˤaksɑ], [tˤɛxsɑ], [tˤɛksɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tˤaxse], [tˤakse], [tˤɛxse], [tˤɛkse] (plural)

Noun

ܛܟܣܐ • (ṭaḵsā, ṭaksā, ṭeksā, ṭekkəsām (plural ܛܟܣܐ (ṭaḵsē, ṭaksē, ṭeksē, ṭekkəsē))

  1. arrangement, order, series
  2. rank, degree, station
  3. rule, regulation, ordinance
  4. dignity
  5. (ecclesiastical) liturgy, liturgical order, office, rite, ritual
  6. system
  7. apparatus, equipment, clothes
  8. furniture, ornaments
  9. officials, attendants, guards, troop, company

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܟܣܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܛܟܣ 1st person ܛܟܣܝ ܛܟܣܢ
construct ܛܟܣ 2nd person ܛܟܣܟ ܛܟܣܟܝ ܛܟܣܟܘܢ ܛܟܣܟܝܢ
emphatic ܛܟܣܐ 3rd person ܛܟܣܗ ܛܟܣܗ ܛܟܣܗܘܢ ܛܟܣܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܛܟܣܝܢ 1st person ܛܟܣܝ ܛܟܣܝܢ
construct ܛܟܣܝ 2nd person ܛܟܣܝܟ ܛܟܣܝܟܝ ܛܟܣܝܟܘܢ ܛܟܣܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܛܟܣܐ 3rd person ܛܟܣܘܗܝ ܛܟܣܝܗ ܛܟܣܝܗܘܢ ܛܟܣܝܗܝܢ
  • ܛܟܣܝܣ (ṭaksīs)

References

  • ṭks”, 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, pages 126a–b,
  • Nöldeke, Theodor (1909) “τάξις im Semitischen”, in Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und verwandte Gebiete[1] (in German), volume 23, pages 145–148
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 173b
  • 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, →ISBN, page 529b