ܡܬܩܠܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
| Root |
|---|
| ܬ ܩ ܠ (t q l) |
| 4 terms |
Etymology
Compare Arabic مِثْقَال (miṯqāl) and Hebrew מִשְׁקָל (mishkál).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [mɑθ.qɑːlɑː]
Noun
ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܵܐ • (maṯqālā) m sg (plural ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܹ̈ܐ (maṯqālē))
- balance, scales
- (mathematics, sciences) scale
- Synonym: ܟܲܝܠܵܐ (kaylā)
- (numismatics) shekel; beka
- Synonym: ܬܸܩܠܵܐ (tiqlā)
- (grammar) quantity of words or syllables
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠ (maṯqāl) | 1st person | ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܝܼ (maṯqālī) | ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܲܢ (maṯqālan) | |||
| construct | ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠ (maṯqāl) | 2nd person | ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (maṯqālōḵ) | ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (maṯqālāḵ) | ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maṯqālawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܵܐ (maṯqālā) | 3rd person | ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܹܗ (maṯqālēh) | ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܵܗ̇ (maṯqālāh) | ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܗܘܿܢ (maṯqālhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܝܼ̈ܢ (maṯqālīn) | 1st person | ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܝܼ̈ (maṯqālī) | ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܲܢ̈ (maṯqālan) | |||
| construct | ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܲܝ̈ (maṯqālay) | 2nd person | ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maṯqālōḵ) | ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maṯqālāḵ) | ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maṯqālawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܹ̈ܐ (maṯqālē) | 3rd person | ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (maṯqālūh) | ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (maṯqālōh) | ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (maṯqālayhōn) | |||
See also
- (balance, scales): ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܬ ܩ ܠ related to weighing, from Proto-Semitic *ṯ-q-l. Compare Arabic مِثْقَال (miṯqāl) and Hebrew מִשְׁקָל (mišqāl).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [maθqɑlɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [maθqɑle] (plural)
Noun
ܡܬܩܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܬܩܠܐ)
- balance, scales
- weighing
- weight, burden
- (grammar) quantity of words or syllables
- (numismatics) shekel; beka
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܡܬܩܠ | 1st person | ܡܬܩܠܝ | ܡܬܩܠܢ | |||
| construct | ܡܬܩܠ | 2nd person | ܡܬܩܠܟ | ܡܬܩܠܟܝ | ܡܬܩܠܟܘܢ | ܡܬܩܠܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܡܬܩܠܐ | 3rd person | ܡܬܩܠܗ | ܡܬܩܠܗ | ܡܬܩܠܗܘܢ | ܡܬܩܠܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܡܬܩܠܝܢ | 1st person | ܡܬܩܠܝ | ܡܬܩܠܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܡܬܩܠܝ | 2nd person | ܡܬܩܠܝܟ | ܡܬܩܠܝܟܝ | ܡܬܩܠܝܟܘܢ | ܡܬܩܠܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܡܬܩܠܐ | 3rd person | ܡܬܩܠܘܗܝ | ܡܬܩܠܝܗ | ܡܬܩܠܝܗܘܢ | ܡܬܩܠܝܗܝܢ | ||
Proper noun
ܡܬܩܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m
References
- “mtql”, 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 395b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 321b–322a
- 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 875b