مكس

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See also: مگس

Arabic

Etymology

Synchronically from the root م ك س (m-k-s), diachronically the noun has been loaned from Aramaic מכסא, ܡܟܣܐ (maḵsā, tax), from Akkadian 𒃻𒋻 (NIG2.KUD] /⁠miksu⁠/, tax); the verbs are denominal.

Verb

مَكَسَ (makasa) I (non-past يَمْكِسُ (yamkisu), verbal noun مَكْس (maks))

  1. to collect taxes

Conjugation

Verb

مَكَّسَ (makkasa) II (non-past يُمَكِّسُ (yumakkisu), verbal noun تَمْكِيس (tamkīs))

  1. to collect taxes

Conjugation

Noun

مَكْس (maksm (plural مُكُوس (mukūs))

  1. customs
  2. tax (specifically excise tax or sales tax)
  3. toll, duty, impost
  4. verbal noun of مَكَسَ (makasa) (form I)

Declension

References

  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 283
  • Kaufman, Stephen A. (1974) The Akkadian Influences on Aramaic (The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Assyriological Studies; 19)‎, Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 72

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian مگس (magas, fly).

Noun

مگس (meges)

  1. fly, any insect of the order Diptera
    Synonyms: ذباب (zubab), سیڭك (siñek)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: meges

Further reading