ܡܟܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܡ-ܟ-ܟ (m-k-k) related to being low.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [makkuθɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܡܟܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

1. lowness
2. humility, meekness

Inflection

    declension of ܡܟܘܬܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܡܟܘ
construct	ܡܟܘܬ
emphatic	ܡܟܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܟܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܟܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܟܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܟܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܟܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܟܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܟܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܟܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܟܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܟܘܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Akkadian 𒄑𒈣𒁍 (/⁠makkītu, makkūtu⁠/), from Sumerian 𒄑𒈣𒁍 (/⁠magid⁠/, “small boat, a towed boat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑxuθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mɑxwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܟܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܟܘܬܐ)

1. (colloquial) ship, boat

   Synonyms: ܣܦܝܢܬܐ, ܐܠܦܐ

2. (fishing) inflated-skin raft used by fishermen

Inflection

    declension of ܡܟܘܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܟܘ	ܡܟܘܢ
construct	ܡܟܘܬ	ܡܟܘܬ
emphatic	ܡܟܘܬܐ	ܡܟܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܟܘܬܝ	ܡܟܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܟܘܬܟ	ܡܟܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܟܘܬܟܝ	ܡܟܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܟܘܬܗ	ܡܟܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܟܘܬܗ	ܡܟܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܟܘܬܢ	ܡܟܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܟܘܬܟܘܢ	ܡܟܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܟܘܬܟܝܢ	ܡܟܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܟܘܬܗܘܢ	ܡܟܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܟܘܬܗܝܢ	ܡܟܘܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑxuθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mɑxwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܟܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܟܘܬܐ)

1. Alternative form of ܡܚܘܬܐ

Inflection

    declension of ܡܟܘܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܟܘ	ܡܟܘܢ
construct	ܡܟܘܬ	ܡܟܘܬ
emphatic	ܡܟܘܬܐ	ܡܟܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܟܘܬܝ	ܡܟܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܟܘܬܟ	ܡܟܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܟܘܬܟܝ	ܡܟܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܟܘܬܗ	ܡܟܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܟܘܬܗ	ܡܟܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܟܘܬܢ	ܡܟܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܟܘܬܟܘܢ	ܡܟܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܟܘܬܟܝܢ	ܡܟܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܟܘܬܗܘܢ	ܡܟܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܟܘܬܗܝܢ	ܡܟܘܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [makkuθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mak(kə)wɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܟܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܟܘܬܐ)

1. Alternative form of ܡܟܘܬܬܐ

Inflection

    declension of ܡܟܘܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܟܘ	ܡܟܘܢ
construct	ܡܟܘܬ	ܡܟܘܬ
emphatic	ܡܟܘܬܐ	ܡܟܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܟܘܬܝ	ܡܟܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܟܘܬܟ	ܡܟܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܟܘܬܟܝ	ܡܟܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܟܘܬܗ	ܡܟܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܟܘܬܗ	ܡܟܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܟܘܬܢ	ܡܟܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܟܘܬܟܘܢ	ܡܟܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܟܘܬܟܝܢ	ܡܟܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܟܘܬܗܘܢ	ܡܟܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܟܘܬܗܝܢ	ܡܟܘܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [makkuθɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܡܟܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܡܟܘܬܬܐ

References

• “mkw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-11
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 271a
• 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. 757b