ܡܣܟܝܢܐ

Inherited from Aramaic מִסְכֵּינָא (miskēnā), from Akkadian 𒈦𒆕𒂗 (muškēnum); also borrowed into Hebrew מִסְכֵּן (miskēn) and Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).

• ܡܸܣܟܹܢܵܐ (miskēnā)

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ܡܸܣܟܹܝܢܵܐ • (miskēnā) (feminine ܡܸܣܟܹܝܢܬܵܐ (miskēntā), plural ܡܸܣ̈ܟܹܝܢܹܐ (miskēnē))

1. poor, poverty-stricken, needy

   Synonyms: ܣܢܝܼܩܵܐ (snīqā), ܦܲܩܝܼܪܵܐ (paqīrā)

   Antonym: ܥܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ (ˁatīrā)

2. meek, humble, modest

   Synonym: ܡܲܟܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (makīḵā)

3. kind, innocent, pure

ܡܸܣܟܹܝܢܵܐ • (miskēnā) m (feminine ܡܸܣܟܹܝܢܬܵܐ (miskēntā), plural ܡܸܣ̈ܟܹܝܢܹܐ (miskēnē))

1. poor guy!, poor him!

   Synonyms: ܓܹܝܙܝܼܠܹܗ (gēzīlēh), ܫ̰ܵܪܹܐ (žārē)

Active noun of ܡܣܲܟܹܐ (msakkē, “to wait, expect”).

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ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܵܐ • (msakyānā) (feminine ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (msakyānīṯā), plural ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (msakyānē))

1. expectant

ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܵܐ • (msakyānā) m sg (plural ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (msakyānē), feminine ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (msakyānīṯā))

1. expectant person, one who awaits

From Akkadian 𒈦𒆕𒂗 (muškēnum); compare Hebrew מִסְכֵּן (miskēn) and Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).

• ܡܣܟܐܢܐ (mskʾnʾ), ܡܣܟܢܐ (msknʾ)

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ܡܣܟܝܢܐ • (meskênā) m (plural ܡܣܟܝܢܐ (meskênē), singular feminine ܡܣܟܝܢܬܐ (meskêtā))

1. poor, poverty-stricken, needy

   Synonym: ܡܣܪܩܐ (məsarrəqā)

2. meager/meagre, wretched, miserable

ܡܣܟܝܢܐ • (meskênā) m (plural ܡܣܟܝܢܐ (meskênē), singular feminine counterpart ܡܣܟܝܢܬܐ (meskêtā))

1. poor person, pauper

   Antonym: ܥܬܝܪܐ (ʕattīrā)

2. leper

   Synonym: ܓܪܒܐ (garbā)

• ܡܣܟܝܢܐܝܬ (meskênāʔīṯ)
• ܡܣܟܝܢܘܬܐ (meskênūṯā)
• ܡܣܟܢ (masken)

• → Arabic: مِسْكِين (miskīn)

From the root ܣ ܟ ܐ, related to expecting.

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ܡܣܟܝܢܐ • (məsakkəyānā) m (plural ܡܣܟܝܢܐ (məsakkəyānē), singular feminine ܡܣܟܝܢܝܬܐ (məsakkəyānīṯā))

1. expectant

ܡܣܟܝܢܐ • (məsakkəyānā) m (plural ܡܣܟܝܢܐ (məsakkəyānē), singular feminine counterpart ܡܣܟܝܢܝܬܐ (məsakkəyānīṯā))

1. expectant person

• “mskyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-12-06
• “mskyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-12-06
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 228a
• Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 233a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 285a
• 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 791a–b

• ܡܷܣܟܶܢܳܐ (mëskeno)

From Aramaic מִסְכֵּינָא

• IPA^(key): /məskino/ (singular)
• IPA^(key): /məskine/ (plural)

ܡܷܣܟܝܢܳܐ • (mëskino) m (plural ܡܷܣܟܝܢܶܐ (mëskine))

1. poor, peasant

   Synonyms: ܦܰܦܘܟܳܐ (fafuko), ܦܰܩܝܪܳܐ (faqiro)

   Antonym: ܙܰܢܓܢ (zangn)