ܡܣܐܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܢ ܣ ܐ (n s ˀ)
4 terms

ܡܣܐ̈ܬܐ

Etymology

From the verb ܢܵܣܹܐ (nāsē, “to be tried, lift up, take away”), from Aramaic מַּסָאתָא (massāˀṯā)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [massɑːθɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ • (massāṯā) f pl (plural only)

1. balance, scales

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܣܵܐܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (massāṯī)		ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (massāṯan)
	construct	ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ (massāṯ)	2nd person	ܡܲܣܵܐܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (massāṯūḵ)	ܡܲܣܵܐܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (massāṯāḵ)	ܡܲܣܵܐܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (massāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā)	3rd person	ܡܲܣܵܐܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (massāṯūh)	ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (massāṯōh)	ܡܲܣܵܐܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (massāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܣܲܐܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (massaˀṯānāyā)

Proper noun

ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ • (massāṯā) f

1. (astrology, astronomy) Libra (constellation and zodiac sign)

Coordinate terms

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text)
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā)	ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā)	ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀōmē)	ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā)	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā)	ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā)	ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqrḇā)
ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā)	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā)	ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlā)	ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܡܐܣܐܬܐ, ܡܐܣܬܐ, ܡܣܬܐ

Root
ܢ ܣ ܐ
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [massa(ʔ)θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [massɑ(ʔ)θɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܡܣܐܬܐ • (massaʾṯā) f (plural ܡܣܐܬܐ (massāʾṯā))

1. balance, scale

Inflection

    declension of ܡܣܐܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܣܐܐ	ܡܣܐܢ
construct	ܡܣܐܬ	ܡܣܐܬ
emphatic	ܡܣܐܬܐ	ܡܣܐܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܣܐܬܝ	ܡܣܐܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܣܐܬܟ	ܡܣܐܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܣܐܬܟܝ	ܡܣܐܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܣܐܬܗ	ܡܣܐܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܣܐܬܗ	ܡܣܐܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܣܐܬܢ	ܡܣܐܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܣܐܬܟܘܢ	ܡܣܐܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܣܐܬܟܝܢ	ܡܣܐܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܣܐܬܗܘܢ	ܡܣܐܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܣܐܬܗܝܢ	ܡܣܐܬܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܡܣܐܬܐ • (massaʾṯā) f

1. (astrology, astronomy) Libra (constellation and zodiac sign)

References

• “msˀh”, 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 206a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 283b
• 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, pages 786b–787a