ܡܫܐ

From Aramaic מְשָׁא (məšā); doublet of ܡܵܣܹܐ (māsē, “to launder, wash clothes”).

• (Standard) IPA^(key):

ܡܵܫܹܐ • (māšē)

1. (transitive) to wipe, rub, clean, polish

   Synonym: ܫܵܐܹܦ (šāˀēp)

   ܡܫܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܫܘܼܚܬܵܐ ܒܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܵܐ.

   mšē lī šuḥtā b-ispūgā.

   I wiped the dirt off with a sponge.

   • John 13:5:

     ܘܕܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܡܵܐܢܵܐ، ܘܡܫܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܚܲܠܘܼܠܹܐ ܐܲܩܠܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܕܬܲܠܡܝܼܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ ܘܒܸܡܫܵܝܗܘܿܢ ܒܫܘܼܫܸܦܵܐ ܕܐ݇ܣܝܼܪܹܗ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܚܲܨܹܗ.

     w-drē lēh mayyā gāw mānā, w-mšūrē lēh l-ḥalūlē aqlāṯē d-talmīḏūh wbimšāyhōn b-šūšippā d-sīrēh ìwā b-ḥaṣṣēh.

     After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded.

   • Revelation 7:17:

     ܡܸܛܠ ܦܲܐܪܵܐ، ܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܒܹܝܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܬܪܘܿܢܘܿܣ، ܒܸܬ ܡܲܪܥܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ، ܘܒܸܬ ܡܠܲܒܸܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܠܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܕܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ. ܘܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܡܵܫܹܐ ܟܠ ܕܸܡܥܬ݂ܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܲܝ̈ܢܲܝܗܘܿܢ.

     miṭṭul paˀrā, awa d-īlēh bēpalgā d-trōnōs, bit marˁē lhōn, w-bit mlabbil lhōn l-ˁaynāṯē d-mayyā ḥayyē. w-allāhā bit māšē kul dimˁṯā min ˁaynayhōn.

     for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne with shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.