ܡܣܟܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܡ ܣ ܟ ܢ (m s k n)
1 term

Inherited from Aramaic מִסְכֵּינָא (miskēnā), from Akkadian 𒈦𒆕𒂗 (muškēnum); also borrowed into Hebrew מִסְכֵּן (miskēn) and Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).

Alternative forms

ܡܸܣܟܹܢܵܐ (miskēnā)

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [mɪskeːnaː]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [mɪst͡ʃiːnaː]

Adjective

ܡܸܣܟܹܝܢܵܐ • (miskēnā) (feminine ܡܸܣܟܹܝܢܬܵܐ (miskēntā), plural ܡܸܣ̈ܟܹܝܢܹܐ (miskēnē))

poor, poverty-stricken, needy
Synonyms: ܣܢܝܼܩܵܐ (snīqā), ܦܲܩܝܼܪܵܐ (paqīrā)

Antonym: ܥܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ (ˁatīrā)
meek, humble, modest
Synonym: ܡܲܟܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (makīḵā)
kind, innocent, pure

Interjection

ܡܸܣܟܹܝܢܵܐ • (miskēnā) m (feminine ܡܸܣܟܹܝܢܬܵܐ (miskēntā), plural ܡܸܣ̈ܟܹܝܢܹܐ (miskēnē))

poor guy!, poor him!
Synonyms: ܓܹܝܙܝܼܠܹܗ (gēzīlēh), ܫ̰ܵܪܹܐ (žārē)

Etymology 2

Root
ܣ ܟ ܐ (s k ˀ)
3 terms

Active noun of ܡܣܲܟܹܐ (msakkē, “to wait, expect”).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [məsakˈkə.jɑːnɑː]

Adjective

ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܵܐ • (msakyānā) (feminine ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (msakyānīṯā), plural ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (msakyānē))

expectant

Noun

ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܵܐ • (msakyānā) m sg (plural ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (msakyānē), feminine ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (msakyānīṯā))

expectant person, one who awaits

Inflection

Inflection of **ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܵܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢ (msakyān)	1^st person	ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܝܼ (msakyānī)		ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܲܢ (msakyānan)
	construct	ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢ (msakyān)	2^nd person	ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (msakyānōḵ)	ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (msakyānāḵ)	ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (msakyānawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܵܐ (msakyānā)	3^rd person	ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܹܗ (msakyānēh)	ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܵܗ̇ (msakyānāh)	ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (msakyānhōn)
plural	absolute	ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (msakyānīn)	1^st person	ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܝܼ̈ (msakyānī)		ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܲܢ̈ (msakyānan)
	construct	ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܲܝ̈ (msakyānay)	2^nd person	ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (msakyānōḵ)	ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (msakyānāḵ)	ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (msakyānawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (msakyānē)	3^rd person	ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (msakyānūh)	ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (msakyānōh)	ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (msakyānayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒈦𒆕𒂗 (muškēnum); compare Hebrew מִסְכֵּן (miskēn) and Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).

Alternative forms

ܡܣܟܐܢܐ (mskʾnʾ), ܡܣܟܢܐ (msknʾ)

Pronunciation

(Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [mɛsˈke̝.nɑ]
(Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [mɪsˈke.nɑ]
(Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [mɛsˈki.no]

Adjective

ܡܣܟܝܢܐ • (meskênā) m (plural ܡܣܟܝܢܐ (meskênē), singular feminine ܡܣܟܝܢܬܐ (meskê[n]tā))

poor, poverty-stricken, needy
Synonym: ܡܣܪܩܐ (məsarrəqā)
meager/meagre, wretched, miserable

Inflection

Inflection of **ܡܣܟܝܢܐ**
person	singular		plural
person	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܡܣܟܝܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܢ
construct	ܡܣܟܝܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܬ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝ	ܡܣܟܝܢܬ
emphatic	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ	ܡܣܟܝܢܬܐ	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ	ܡܣܟܝܢܬܐ

Noun

ܡܣܟܝܢܐ • (meskênā) m (plural ܡܣܟܝܢܐ (meskênē), singular feminine counterpart ܡܣܟܝܢܬܐ (meskê[n]tā))

poor person, pauper
Antonym: ܥܬܝܪܐ (ʕattīrā)
leper
Synonym: ܓܪܒܐ (garbā)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܡܣܟܝܢܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܣܟܝܢ	1^st person	ܡܣܟܝܢܝ		ܡܣܟܝܢܢ
	construct	ܡܣܟܝܢ	2^nd person	ܡܣܟܝܢܟ	ܡܣܟܝܢܟܝ	ܡܣܟܝܢܟܘܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ	3^rd person	ܡܣܟܝܢܗ	ܡܣܟܝܢܗ	ܡܣܟܝܢܗܘܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܢ	1^st person	ܡܣܟܝܢܝ		ܡܣܟܝܢܝܢ
	construct	ܡܣܟܝܢܝ	2^nd person	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܟ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܟܝ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܟܘܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ	3^rd person	ܡܣܟܝܢܘܗܝ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܗ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܗܘܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

ܡܣܟܝܢܐܝܬ (meskênāʔīṯ)
ܡܣܟܝܢܘܬܐ (meskênūṯā)
ܡܣܟܢ (masken)

Descendants

→ Arabic: مِسْكِين (miskīn)

Etymology 2

From the root ܣ ܟ ܐ, related to expecting.

Pronunciation

(Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [m(ə.)sakˈk(ə.)jɑ.nɑ]
(Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [msakˈkjɑ.nɑ]
(Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [msɑˈkjo.no]

Adjective

ܡܣܟܝܢܐ • (məsakkəyānā) m (plural ܡܣܟܝܢܐ (məsakkəyānē), singular feminine ܡܣܟܝܢܝܬܐ (məsakkəyānīṯā))

expectant

Inflection

Inflection of **ܡܣܟܝܢܐ**
person	singular		plural
person	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܡܣܟܝܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܢ
construct	ܡܣܟܝܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܬ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝ	ܡܣܟܝܢܬ
emphatic	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ	ܡܣܟܝܢܬܐ	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ	ܡܣܟܝܢܬܐ

Noun

ܡܣܟܝܢܐ • (məsakkəyānā) m (plural ܡܣܟܝܢܐ (məsakkəyānē), singular feminine counterpart ܡܣܟܝܢܝܬܐ (məsakkəyānīṯā))

expectant person

Inflection

Inflection of **ܡܣܟܝܢܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܣܟܝܢ	1^st person	ܡܣܟܝܢܝ		ܡܣܟܝܢܢ
	construct	ܡܣܟܝܢ	2^nd person	ܡܣܟܝܢܟ	ܡܣܟܝܢܟܝ	ܡܣܟܝܢܟܘܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ	3^rd person	ܡܣܟܝܢܗ	ܡܣܟܝܢܗ	ܡܣܟܝܢܗܘܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܢ	1^st person	ܡܣܟܝܢܝ		ܡܣܟܝܢܝܢ
	construct	ܡܣܟܝܢܝ	2^nd person	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܟ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܟܝ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܟܘܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ	3^rd person	ܡܣܟܝܢܘܗܝ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܗ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܗܘܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܗܝܢ

References

“mskyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 6 December 2018
“mskyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 6 December 2018
Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 228a
Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 233a
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 285a
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, pages 791a–b

Turoyo

Alternative forms

ܡܷܣܟܶܢܳܐ (mëskeno)

Etymology

From Aramaic מִסְכֵּינָא

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /məskino/ (singular)
IPA^(key): /məskine/ (plural)

Noun

ܡܷܣܟܝܢܳܐ • (mëskino) m (plural ܡܷܣܟܝܢܶܐ (mëskine))

poor, peasant
Synonyms: ܦܰܦܘܟܳܐ (fafuko), ܦܰܩܝܪܳܐ (faqiro)

Antonym: ܙܰܢܓܢ (zangn)