ܡܬܩܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܬ ܩ ܠ (t q l)
3 terms

ܡܬܩܠܐ (ܪܩܡܝܐ؛ ܓܘ ܒܝܬ ܒܘܫܠܐ)

Etymology

Compare Arabic مِثْقَال (miṯqāl) and Hebrew מִשְׁקָל (mishkál).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [mɑθ.qɑːlɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܵܐ • (maṯqālā) m 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 (maṯqālā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܝܼ (maṯqālī)		ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܲܢ (maṯqālan)
	construct	ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠ (maṯqāl)	2nd person	ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (maṯqālūḵ)	ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (maṯqālāḵ)	ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maṯqālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܵܐ (maṯqālā)	3rd person	ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܹܗ (maṯqālēh)	ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܵܗ̇ (maṯqālāh)	ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܗܘܿܢ (maṯqālhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܝܼ̈ (maṯqālī)		ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܲܢ̈ (maṯqālan)
	construct	ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܲܝ̈ (maṯqālay)	2nd person	ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maṯqālūḵ)	ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maṯqālāḵ)	ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maṯqālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܹ̈ܐ (maṯqālē)	3rd person	ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (maṯqālūh)	ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (maṯqālōh)	ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (maṯqālhōn)

See also

• (balance, scales): ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܬ-ܩ-ܠ (t-q-l) related to weighing, from Proto-Semitic *ṯ-q-l. Compare Arabic مِثْقَال (miṯqāl) and Hebrew מִשְׁקָל (mišqāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maθqɑlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [maθqɑle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܬܩܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܬܩܠ	ܡܬܩܠܝܢ
construct	ܡܬܩܠ	ܡܬܩܠܝ
emphatic	ܡܬܩܠܐ	ܡܬܩܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܬܩܠܝ	ܡܬܩܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܬܩܠܟ	ܡܬܩܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܬܩܠܟܝ	ܡܬܩܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܬܩܠܗ	ܡܬܩܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܬܩܠܗ	ܡܬܩܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܬܩܠܢ	ܡܬܩܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܬܩܠܟܘܢ	ܡܬܩܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܬܩܠܟܝܢ	ܡܬܩܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܬܩܠܗܘܢ	ܡܬܩܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܬܩܠܗܝܢ	ܡܬܩܠܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܡܬܩܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m

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, p. 395b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 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, p. 875b