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
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
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