ܡܙܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Probably related to ܡܥܙܐ (maʿəzē, “goat's hair”); compare Arabic مَاعِز (māʿiz, “goat”), Old Armenian մազ (maz, “hair”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈmɛz.(zə.)θɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈmɪz.θɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈmez.θo]
Noun
ܡܙܬܐ • (mezzəṯā) f (plural ܡܙܐ (mezzē))
- (anatomy) single hair
- Synonym: ܣܥܪܬܐ
- (in the plural) hairs, fur
Inflection
declension of ܡܙܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܙܐ | ܡܙܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܙܬ | ܡܙܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܙܬܐ | ܡܙܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܙܬܝ | ܡܙܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܙܬܟ | ܡܙܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܙܬܟܝ | ܡܙܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܙܬܗ | ܡܙܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܙܬܗ | ܡܙܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܙܬܢ | ܡܙܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܙܬܟܘܢ | ܡܙܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܙܬܟܝܢ | ܡܙܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܙܬܗܘܢ | ܡܙܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܙܬܗܝܢ | ܡܙܝܗܝܢ |
See also
- ܡܢܬܐ (mennəṯā)
References
- “mzh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-07
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 263a
- 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 736b