ܡܓܘܫܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁 (maguš). Compare Arabic مَجُوسِيّ (majūsiyy), Hebrew מָגוֹשׁ (māḡôš) and Sogdian ܡܓ݂ܘ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [m(ə)ɣuʃɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [m(ə)ɣuʃe] (plural)
Noun
ܡܓܘܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܓܘܫܐ)
- (Zoroastrianism) magus, Zoroastrian priest or follower
- mage, magician, wizard
Inflection
inflection of ܡܓܘܫܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܓܘܫ | ܡܓܘܫܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܓܘܫ | ܡܓܘܫܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܓܘܫܐ | ܡܓܘܫܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܓܘܫܝ | ܡܓܘܫܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܓܘܫܟ | ܡܓܘܫܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܓܘܫܟܝ | ܡܓܘܫܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܓܘܫܗ | ܡܓܘܫܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܓܘܫܗ | ܡܓܘܫܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܓܘܫܢ | ܡܓܘܫܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܓܘܫܟܘܢ | ܡܓܘܫܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܓܘܫܟܝܢ | ܡܓܘܫܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܓܘܫܗܘܢ | ܡܓܘܫܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܓܘܫܗܝܢ | ܡܓܘܫܝܗܝܢ |
Proper noun
ܡܓܘܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m
- Magi
References
- “mgwš”, 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 177b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 249b-250a
- 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 707b