ܡܚܙܝܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܡܚܙܝܬ̈ܐ
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [max.zyɑːteː]
Noun
ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ • (maḥzyātē) f pl
- glasses, spectacles (frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes)
Inflection
Inflection of ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (maḥzyātē)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬܝܼ̈ (maḥzyātī) | ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬܲܢ̈ (maḥzyātan) | ||
| construct | ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬ̈ (maḥzyāt) | 2nd person | ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maḥzyātuḵ) | ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maḥzyātāḵ) | ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḥzyātāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (maḥzyātē) | 3rd person | ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (maḥzyātuh) | ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (maḥzyātoh) | ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (maḥzyāthon) | ||
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܚ-ܙ-ܐ (ḥ-z-ʾ) related to seeing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [maħziθɑ(ʔ)]
Noun
ܡܚܙܝܬܐ • (maḥzīṯā) f (plural ܡܚܙܝܐ)
- example, spectacle
- mirror
Inflection
declension of ܡܚܙܝܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܚܙܝܐ | ܡܚܙܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܚܙܝܬ | ܡܚܙܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܚܙܝܬܐ | ܡܚܙܝܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܚܙܝܬܝ | ܡܚܙܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܚܙܝܬܟ | ܡܚܙܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܚܙܝܬܟܝ | ܡܚܙܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܚܙܝܬܗ | ܡܚܙܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܚܙܝܬܗ | ܡܚܙܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܚܙܝܬܢ | ܡܚܙܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܚܙܝܬܟܘܢ | ܡܚܙܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܚܙܝܬܟܝܢ | ܡܚܙܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܚܙܝܬܗܘܢ | ܡܚܙܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܚܙܝܬܗܝܢ | ܡܚܙܝܗܝܢ |
Synonyms
- (example): ܛܘܦܣܐ, ܬܚܘܝܬܐ
- (mirror): ܢܘܪܐ
References
- “mḥzy”, 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, p. 101b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 264a
- 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, pp. 737b-738a