ܡܪܫܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒄙 (GUR /⁠markasu⁠/, rope), from Akkadian 𒆟 (KEŠDA /⁠rakāsu⁠/, to tie).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈmar.ʃɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈmar.ʃɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈmɑr.ʃo]

Noun

ܡܪܫܐ • (maršām (plural ܡܪܫܐ (maršē))

  1. cable, strong hempen rope
Inflection
Inflection of ܡܪܫܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܡܪܫ 1st person ܡܪܫܝ ܡܪܫܢ
construct ܡܪܫ 2nd person ܡܪܫܟ ܡܪܫܟܝ ܡܪܫܟܘܢ ܡܪܫܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܪܫܐ 3rd person ܡܪܫܗ ܡܪܫܗ ܡܪܫܗܘܢ ܡܪܫܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܡܪܫܝܢ 1st person ܡܪܫܝ ܡܪܫܝܢ
construct ܡܪܫܝ 2nd person ܡܪܫܝܟ ܡܪܫܝܟܝ ܡܪܫܝܟܘܢ ܡܪܫܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܪܫܐ 3rd person ܡܪܫܘܗܝ ܡܪܫܝܗ ܡܪܫܝܗܘܢ ܡܪܫܝܗܝܢ
Descendants
  • Arabic: مَرَسَة (marasa)

Etymology 2

From the root ܪ ܫ ܫ related to crushing.

Alternative forms

  • ܡܪܫܬܐ (maršəṯā, məraššəṯā)

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈmar.(ʃə.)ʃɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈmar.ʃɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈmɑr.ʃo]

Noun

ܡܪܫܐ • (maršəšām (plural ܡܪܫܐ (maršəšē))

  1. pestle
  2. lower millstone
Inflection
Inflection of ܡܪܫܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܡܪܫ 1st person ܡܪܫܝ ܡܪܫܢ
construct ܡܪܫ 2nd person ܡܪܫܟ ܡܪܫܟܝ ܡܪܫܟܘܢ ܡܪܫܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܪܫܐ 3rd person ܡܪܫܗ ܡܪܫܗ ܡܪܫܗܘܢ ܡܪܫܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܡܪܫܝܢ 1st person ܡܪܫܝ ܡܪܫܝܢ
construct ܡܪܫܝ 2nd person ܡܪܫܝܟ ܡܪܫܝܟܝ ܡܪܫܝܟܘܢ ܡܪܫܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܪܫܐ 3rd person ܡܪܫܘܗܝ ܡܪܫܝܗ ܡܪܫܝܗܘܢ ܡܪܫܝܗܝܢ

References

  • mrš2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 25 October 2020
  • mrš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 25 October 2020
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 192b, 353a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 303b
  • 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 839a