ܡܟܢܫܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܟ ܢ ܫ (k n š)
8 terms

ܡܟܢܫܬܐ

Etymology

Cognate to Arabic مِكْنَسَة (miknasa).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [max.naʃ.tɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܬܵܐ • (maḵnaštā) f sg (plural ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (maḵnašyātē))

1. (formal) broom, besom

   Synonym: ܟܵܢܘܿܫܬܵܐ (kānōštā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܬܵܐ (maḵnaštā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܬܝܼ (maḵnaštī)		ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܬܲܢ (maḵnaštan)
	construct	ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܲܬ݂ (maḵnaššaṯ)	2nd person	ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܬܘܼܟ݂ (maḵnaštūḵ)	ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܬܵܟ݂ܝ (maḵnaštāḵ)	ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḵnaštāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܬܵܐ (maḵnaštā)	3rd person	ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܬܹܗ (maḵnaštēh)	ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܬܵܗ̇ (maḵnaštāh)	ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܬܗܘܿܢ (maḵnašthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (maḵnašyāṯī)		ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (maḵnašyāṯan)
	construct	ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܝܵܬ݂̈ (maḵnašyāṯ)	2nd person	ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maḵnašyāṯūḵ)	ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maḵnašyāṯāḵ)	ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḵnašyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (maḵnašyāṯē)	3rd person	ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (maḵnašyāṯūh)	ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (maḵnašyāṯōh)	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 (k-n-š) 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)

1. broom, besom
2. (astronomy) kind of comet

Inflection

    declension of ܡܟܢܫܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܟܢܫܐ	ܡܟܢܫܢ ,ܡܟܢܫܝܢ
construct	ܡܟܢܫܬ	ܡܟܢܫܬ ,ܡܟܢܫܝܬ
emphatic	ܡܟܢܫܬܐ	ܡܟܢܫܬܐ ,ܡܟܢܫܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܟܢܫܬܝ	ܡܟܢܫܬܝ ,ܡܟܢܫܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܟܢܫܬܟ	ܡܟܢܫܬܟ ,ܡܟܢܫܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܟܢܫܬܟܝ	ܡܟܢܫܬܟܝ ,ܡܟܢܫܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܟܢܫܬܗ	ܡܟܢܫܬܗ ,ܡܟܢܫܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܟܢܫܬܗ	ܡܟܢܫܬܗ ,ܡܟܢܫܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܟܢܫܬܢ	ܡܟܢܫܬܢ ,ܡܟܢܫܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܟܢܫܬܟܘܢ	ܡܟܢܫܬܟܘܢ ,ܡܟܢܫܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܟܢܫܬܟܝܢ	ܡܟܢܫܬܟܝܢ ,ܡܟܢܫܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܟܢܫܬܗܘܢ	ܡܟܢܫܬܗܘܢ ,ܡܟܢܫܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܟܢܫܬܗܝܢ	ܡܟܢܫܬܗܝܢ ,ܡܟܢܫܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “mknšh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-19
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 159a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 760a