ܡܪܫܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Akkadian 𒄙 (GUR /markasu/, “rope”), from Akkadian 𒆟 (KEŠDA /rakāsu/, “to tie”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈmar.ʃɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈmar.ʃɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈmɑr.ʃo]
Noun
ܡܪܫܐ • (maršā) m (plural ܡܪܫܐ (maršē))
- cable, strong hempen rope
Inflection
inflection of ܡܪܫܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܪܫ | ܡܪܫܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܪܫ | ܡܪܫܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܪܫܐ | ܡܪܫܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܪܫܝ | ܡܪܫܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܪܫܟ | ܡܪܫܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܪܫܟܝ | ܡܪܫܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܪܫܗ | ܡܪܫܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܪܫܗ | ܡܪܫܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܪܫܢ | ܡܪܫܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܪܫܟܘܢ | ܡܪܫܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܪܫܟܝܢ | ܡܪܫܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܪܫܗܘܢ | ܡܪܫܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܪܫܗܝܢ | ܡܪܫܝܗܝܢ |
Descendants
- → Arabic: مَرَسَة (marasa)
Etymology 2
From the root ܪ-ܫ-ܫ (r-š-š) related to crushing.
Alternative forms
- ܡܪܫܬܐ (maršəṯā, məraššəṯā)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈmar.(ʃə.)ʃɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈmar.ʃɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈmɑr.ʃo]
Noun
ܡܪܫܐ • (maršəšā) m (plural ܡܪܫܐ (maršəšē))
- pestle
- lower millstone
Inflection
inflection of ܡܪܫܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܪܫ | ܡܪܫܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܪܫ | ܡܪܫܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܪܫܐ | ܡܪܫܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܪܫܝ | ܡܪܫܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܪܫܟ | ܡܪܫܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܪܫܟܝ | ܡܪܫܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܪܫܗ | ܡܪܫܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܪܫܗ | ܡܪܫܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܪܫܢ | ܡܪܫܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܪܫܟܘܢ | ܡܪܫܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܪܫܟܝܢ | ܡܪܫܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܪܫܗܘܢ | ܡܪܫܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܪܫܗܝܢ | ܡܪܫܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “mrš2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2020-10-25
- “mrš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2020-10-25
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 192b, 353a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 303b
- 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 839a