ܡܣܐܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܡܣܐ̈ܬܐ

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܣ ܐ (n s ˀ)
5 terms

From the verb ܢܵܣܹܐ (nāsē, to be tried, lift up, take away), from Aramaic מַּסָאתָא (massāˀṯā)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [massɑːθɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ • (massāṯāf pl (plural only)

  1. balance, scales

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
plural absolute 1st person ܡܲܣܵܐܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (massāṯī) ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (massāṯan)
construct ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ (massāṯ) 2nd person ܡܲܣܵܐܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (massāṯōḵ) ܡܲܣܵܐܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (massāṯāḵ) ܡܲܣܵܐܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (massāṯāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā) 3rd person ܡܲܣܵܐܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (massāṯūh) ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (massāṯōh) ܡܲܣܵܐܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (massāṯhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܡܲܣܲܐܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (massaˀṯānāyā)

Proper noun

ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ • (massāṯāf

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Libra (constellation and zodiac sign)

Coordinate terms

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text)

ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā)

ܬܲܘܪܵܐ (tawrā)

ܬܐܵܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀāmē)

ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)

ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā)

ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā)

ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā)

ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqrḇā)

ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā)

ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā)

ܕܲܘܠܵܐ (dawlā)

ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Classical Syriac

Root
ܢ ܣ ܐ
2 terms

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [massa(ʔ)θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [massɑ(ʔ)θɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܡܣܐܬܐ • (massaʾṯāf (plural ܡܣܐܬܐ (massāʾṯā))

  1. balance, scale

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܣܐܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܡܣܐܐ 1st person ܡܣܐܬܝ ܡܣܐܬܢ
construct ܡܣܐܬ 2nd person ܡܣܐܬܟ ܡܣܐܬܟܝ ܡܣܐܬܟܘܢ ܡܣܐܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܣܐܬܐ 3rd person ܡܣܐܬܗ ܡܣܐܬܗ ܡܣܐܬܗܘܢ ܡܣܐܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܡܣܐܢ 1st person ܡܣܐܬܢ ܡܣܐܬܢ
construct ܡܣܐܬ 2nd person ܡܣܐܬܟ ܡܣܐܬܟܝ ܡܣܐܬܟܘܢ ܡܣܐܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܣܐܬܐ 3rd person ܡܣܐܬܗ ܡܣܐܬܗ ܡܣܐܬܗܘܢ ܡܣܐܬܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܡܣܐܬܐ • (massaʾṯāf

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Libra (constellation and zodiac sign)

References

  • msˀh”, 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, page 206a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 283b
  • 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, pages 786b–787a