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 • (maṯqālām sg (plural ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܹ̈ܐ (maṯqālē))

  1. balance, scales
  2. (mathematics, sciences) scale
    Synonym: ܟܲܝܠܵܐ (kaylā)
  3. (numismatics) shekel; beka
    Synonym: ܬܸܩܠܵܐ (tiqlā)
  4. (grammar) quantity of words or syllables

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܵܐ
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

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 neededm (plural ܡܬܩܠܐ)

  1. balance, scales
  2. weighing
  3. weight, burden
  4. (grammar) quantity of words or syllables
  5. (numismatics) shekel; beka

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܬܩܠܐ
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 neededm

  1. (astronomy) star in Libra

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