ܡܟܣܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Akkadian 𒃻𒋻 (NIG2.KUD /miksu/, “tax”). Compare Arabic مَكْس (maks) and Hebrew מֶכֶס (méḵes).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [maxsɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [maxse(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܡܟܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܟܣܐ)
- impost, tribute, toll, tax
- auction
Inflection
inflection of ܡܟܣܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܟܣ | ܡܟܣܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܟܣ | ܡܟܣܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܟܣܐ | ܡܟܣܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܟܣܝ | ܡܟܣܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܟܣܟ | ܡܟܣܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܟܣܟܝ | ܡܟܣܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܟܣܗ | ܡܟܣܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܟܣܗ | ܡܟܣܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܟܣܢ | ܡܟܣܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܟܣܟܘܢ | ܡܟܣܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܟܣܟܝܢ | ܡܟܣܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܟܣܗܘܢ | ܡܟܣܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܟܣܗܝܢ | ܡܟܣܝܗܝܢ |
Descendants
- → Old Armenian: մաքս (makʿs)
- → Arabic: مكس
Etymology 2
From Akkadian 𒂗𒆬 (EN.KU3] /mākisu/). Compare Arabic مَاكِس (mākis) and Hebrew מוֹכֵס (môḵēs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɑxsɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [mɑxse(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܡܟܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܟܣܐ)
- custom house officer, tax collector, publican
Inflection
inflection of ܡܟܣܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܟܣ | ܡܟܣܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܟܣ | ܡܟܣܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܟܣܐ | ܡܟܣܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܟܣܝ | ܡܟܣܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܟܣܟ | ܡܟܣܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܟܣܟܝ | ܡܟܣܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܟܣܗ | ܡܟܣܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܟܣܗ | ܡܟܣܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܟܣܢ | ܡܟܣܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܟܣܟܘܢ | ܡܟܣܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܟܣܟܝܢ | ܡܟܣܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܟܣܗܘܢ | ܡܟܣܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܟܣܗܝܢ | ܡܟܣܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܒܝܬ ܡܟܣܐ
- ܡܟܣܘܬܐ
Further reading
- “mks”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-03-26
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “մաքս”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 292ab
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 182b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 272a
- 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 760ab