ܡܫܝܚܐ
Aramaic
Alternative forms
מְשִׁיחָא (m'šīḥāʾ)
Etymology
From the root מ־שׁ־ח /ܡ-ܫ-ܚ (m-š-ḥ) related to anointing. Cognate to Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ) from Old Aramaic and Biblical Hebrew מְשַׁח (m'šaḥ, “anoint”). Compare Arabic مَسِيح (masīḥ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məʃiħɑʔ/
Noun
ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ • (m'šīḥāʾ) m
- (Christianity) Messiah, Christ
- (Abrahamic religions) anointed one, messiah
Derived terms
- ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (Yešūʿ M'šīḥāʾ, “Jesus Christ”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܡ-ܫ-ܚ (m-š-ḥ) related to anointing. Compare Arabic مَسِيح (masīḥ) and Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ).
Pronunciation
- (Western) IPA(key): /məʃiħoʔ/, [m(ə)ʃiħo(ʔ)] (singular)
- (Eastern) IPA(key): /məʃiħɑʔ/, [m(ə)ʃiħɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): /məʃiħeʔ/, [m(ə)ʃiħe(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ or ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ • (m'šīḥoʾ or m'šīḥāʾ) m
- (Abrahamic religions) anointed one, messiah
Inflection
inflection of ܡܫܝܚܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܫܝܚ | ܡܫܝܚܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܫܝܚ | ܡܫܝܚܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܫܝܚܐ | ܡܫܝܚܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܫܝܚܝ | ܡܫܝܚܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܫܝܚܟ | ܡܫܝܚܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܫܝܚܟܝ | ܡܫܝܚܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܫܝܚܗ | ܡܫܝܚܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܫܝܚܗ | ܡܫܝܚܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܫܝܚܢ | ܡܫܝܚܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܫܝܚܟܘܢ | ܡܫܝܚܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܫܝܚܟܝܢ | ܡܫܝܚܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܫܝܚܗܘܢ | ܡܫܝܚܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܫܝܚܗܝܢ | ܡܫܝܚܝܗܝܢ |
Proper noun
ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ or ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ • (M'šīḥoʾ or M'šīḥāʾ) m
- (Christianity) Messiah, Christ
Derived terms
- ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (Yešūʿ M'šīḥoʾ, “Jesus Christ”)
- ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ (Išōʿ M'šīḥāʾ, “Jesus Christ”)
References
- “mšyḥ”, 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, pp. 193a, 412b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 305a
- 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, p. 845a