ܡܚܙܝܬܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܚ ܙ ܐ (ḥ z ˀ)
9 terms
ܡܚܙܝܬ̈ܐ

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [max.zyɑːteː]

Noun

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ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (maḥzyātēf pl

  1. glasses, spectacles (frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes)

Inflection

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܚ-ܙ-ܐ (ḥ-z-ʾ) related to seeing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܡܚܙܝܬܐ (maḥzīṯāf (plural ܡܚܙܝܐ)

  1. example, spectacle
  2. mirror

Inflection

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Synonyms

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References

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  • mḥzy”, 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. 101b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 264a
  • 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, pp. 737b-738a