ܡܣܓܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܓ ܕ (s g d)
3 terms

From Aramaic מַסגְדָא (masgəḏā), a noun of place from the verb ܣܵܓ݂ܹܕ݂ (sāḡēḏ, to prostrate, worship). The sense of “mosque” is a semantic loan from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid) of which itself borrowed from Aramaic; compare Hebrew מִסְגָּד (misgád).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mas.ɡəðɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [maz.d͡ʒədɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܵܐ • (masgḏām (plural ܡܲܣ̈ܓܕ݂ܹܐ (masgḏē))

  1. (Islam) mosque, masjid
    Synonym: ܡܲܣܓܸܕ݇ܬܵܐ (masgittā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܡܲܣܓܲܕ݂ (masgaḏ) 1st person ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܝܼ (masgḏī) ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܲܢ (masgḏan)
construct ܡܲܣܓܲܕ݂ (masgaḏ) 2nd person ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (masgḏōḵ) ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (masgḏāḵ) ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (masgḏawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܵܐ (masgḏā) 3rd person ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܹܗ (masgḏēh) ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܵܗ̇ (masgḏāh) ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܗܘܿܢ (masgḏhōn)
plural absolute ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (masgḏīn) 1st person ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܝܼ̈ (masgḏī) ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܲܢ̈ (masgḏan)
construct ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܲܝ̈ (masgḏay) 2nd person ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (masgḏōḵ) ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (masgḏāḵ) ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (masgḏawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ (masgḏē) 3rd person ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (masgḏūh) ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (masgḏōh) ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (masgḏayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܣ ܓ ܕ related to worshipping. Compare Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid), and Hebrew מִסְגָּד (misgāḏ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [masɡ(ə)ðɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [masɡ(ə)ðe] (plural)

Noun

ܡܣܓܕܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܡܣܓܕܐ)

  1. worship
  2. (Islam) masjid, mosque
    Synonym: ܡܣܓܕܬܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܣܓܕܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܡܣܓܕ 1st person ܡܣܓܕܝ ܡܣܓܕܢ
construct ܡܣܓܕ 2nd person ܡܣܓܕܟ ܡܣܓܕܟܝ ܡܣܓܕܟܘܢ ܡܣܓܕܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܣܓܕܐ 3rd person ܡܣܓܕܗ ܡܣܓܕܗ ܡܣܓܕܗܘܢ ܡܣܓܕܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܡܣܓܕܝܢ 1st person ܡܣܓܕܝ ܡܣܓܕܝܢ
construct ܡܣܓܕܝ 2nd person ܡܣܓܕܝܟ ܡܣܓܕܝܟܝ ܡܣܓܕܝܟܘܢ ܡܣܓܕܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܣܓܕܐ 3rd person ܡܣܓܕܘܗܝ ܡܣܓܕܝܗ ܡܣܓܕܝܗܘܢ ܡܣܓܕܝܗܝܢ

References

  • msgd”, 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, page 220b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 284a
  • 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 788a