ܡܣܐܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܡܣܐ̈ܬܐ

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܣ ܐ (n s ˀ)
6 terms

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

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 (massāṯōḵ)	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)	ܬܲܘܪܵܐ (tawrā)	ܬܐܵܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀāmē)	ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā)	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā)	ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā)	ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁāqirḇā)
ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā)	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā)	ܕܲܘܠܵܐ (dawlā)	ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Classical Syriac

Root
ܢ ܣ ܐ
2 terms

Alternative forms

• ܡܐܣܐܬܐ, ܡܐܣܬܐ, ܡܣܬܐ

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. balance, scale

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܣܐܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܣܐܐ		1st person	ܡܣܐܬܝ		ܡܣܐܬܢ
	construct	ܡܣܐܬ		2nd person	ܡܣܐܬܟ	ܡܣܐܬܟܝ	ܡܣܐܬܟܘܢ	ܡܣܐܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܣܐܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܣܐܬܗ	ܡܣܐܬܗ	ܡܣܐܬܗܘܢ	ܡܣܐܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܣܐܢ		1st person	ܡܣܐܬܢ		ܡܣܐܬܢ
	construct	ܡܣܐܬ		2nd person	ܡܣܐܬܟ	ܡܣܐܬܟܝ	ܡܣܐܬܟܘܢ	ܡܣܐܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܣܐܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܣܐܬܗ	ܡܣܐܬܗ	ܡܣܐܬܗܘܢ	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, →ISBN, pages 786b–787a