ܡܟܢܫܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, tool noun of ܟܵܢܹܫ (kānēš, “to sweep”); cognate to Arabic مِكْنَسَة (miknasa) and Turoyo ܡܱܟܢܷܫܬܐ (mäknëšto). Compare the native form ܟܲܢܘܿܫܬܵܐ (kanōštā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [max.naʃ.tɑː]
Noun
ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܬܵܐ • (maḵnaštā) f sg (plural ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫ̈ܝܵܬܵܐ (maḵnašyātā))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܡܲܟ݂ܢܫܵܐ (maḵnšā) | 1st person | ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܬܝܼ (maḵnaštī) | ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܬܲܢ (maḵnaštan) | |||
| construct | ܡܲܟ݂ܢܫܲܬ݂ (maḵnšaṯ) | 2nd person | ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܬܘܼܟ݂ (maḵnaštōḵ) | ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܬܵܟ݂ܝ (maḵnaštāḵ) | ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḵnaštawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܬܵܐ (maḵnaštā) | 3rd person | ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܬܹܗ (maḵnaštēh) | ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܬܵܗ̇ (maḵnaštāh) | ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܬܗܘܿܢ (maḵnašthōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܝܵܢ̈ (maḵnašyān) | 1st person | ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (maḵnašyāṯī) | ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (maḵnašyāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܝܵܬ݂̈ (maḵnašyāṯ) | 2nd person | ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maḵnašyāṯōḵ) | ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maḵnašyāṯāḵ) | ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܝܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḵnašyāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (maḵnašyāṯā) | 3rd person | ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (maḵnašyāṯēh) | ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (maḵnašyāṯāh) | ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (maḵnašyāṯhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܬܵܐ ܒܸܪܩܵܝܬܵܐ (maḵnaštā birqāytā, “vacuum cleaner”, literally “electrical broom”)
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܡܟܢܝܫܬܐ
Etymology
From the root ܟ ܢ ܫ related to gathering. Compare Arabic مِكْنَسَة (miknasa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [maxnɛʃtɑ], [maxnaʃtɑ], [maxnɑʃtɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [maxnɛʃjɑθɑ], [maxnɑʃɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܡܟܢܫܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܟܢܫܬܐ or ܡܟܢܫܝܬܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܡܟܢܫܐ | 1st person | ܡܟܢܫܬܝ | ܡܟܢܫܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܡܟܢܫܬ | 2nd person | ܡܟܢܫܬܟ | ܡܟܢܫܬܟܝ | ܡܟܢܫܬܟܘܢ | ܡܟܢܫܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | 3rd person | ܡܟܢܫܬܗ | ܡܟܢܫܬܗ | ܡܟܢܫܬܗܘܢ | ܡܟܢܫܬܗܝܢ | |||
| plural | absolute | ܡܟܢܫܢ ,ܡܟܢܫܝܢ | 1st person | ܡܟܢܫܬܝ ,ܡܟܢܫܝܬܝ | ܡܟܢܫܬܢ ,ܡܟܢܫܝܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܡܟܢܫܬ ,ܡܟܢܫܝܬ | 2nd person | ܡܟܢܫܬܟ ,ܡܟܢܫܝܬܟ | ܡܟܢܫܬܟܝ ,ܡܟܢܫܝܬܟܝ | ܡܟܢܫܬܟܘܢ ,ܡܟܢܫܝܬܟܘܢ | ܡܟܢܫܬܟܝܢ ,ܡܟܢܫܝܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ,ܡܟܢܫܝܬܐ | 3rd person | ܡܟܢܫܬܗ ,ܡܟܢܫܝܬܗ | ܡܟܢܫܬܗ ,ܡܟܢܫܝܬܗ | ܡܟܢܫܬܗܘܢ ,ܡܟܢܫܝܬܗܘܢ | ܡܟܢܫܬܗܝܢ ,ܡܟܢܫܝܬܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “mknšh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 19 May 2013
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 159a
- 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, →ISBN, page 760a