ܛܟܣܐ
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, ṭekkəsā) m (plural ܛܟܣܐ (ṭaḵsē, ṭaksē, ṭeksē, ṭekkəsē))
- arrangement, order, series
- rank, degree, station
- rule, regulation, ordinance
- dignity
- (ecclesiastical) liturgy, liturgical order, office, rite, ritual
- system
- apparatus, equipment, clothes
- furniture, ornaments
- officials, attendants, guards, troop, company
Inflection
inflection of ܛܟܣܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܛܟܣ | ܛܟܣܝܢ |
| construct | ܛܟܣ | ܛܟܣܝ |
| emphatic | ܛܟܣܐ | ܛܟܣܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܛܟܣܝ | ܛܟܣܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܛܟܣܟ | ܛܟܣܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܛܟܣܟܝ | ܛܟܣܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܛܟܣܗ | ܛܟܣܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܛܟܣܗ | ܛܟܣܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܛܟܣܢ | ܛܟܣܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܛܟܣܟܘܢ | ܛܟܣܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܛܟܣܟܝܢ | ܛܟܣܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܛܟܣܗܘܢ | ܛܟܣܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܛܟܣܗܝܢ | ܛܟܣܝܗܝܢ |
Related terms
- 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, page 126a–b,
- Nöldeke, Theodor (1909), “τάξις im Semitischen”, in Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und verwandte Gebiete (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, page 529b