ܡܫܟܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *mašk-. Compare Arabic مَسْك (mask).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܡܫܟܐ (meškām (plural ܡܫܟܢܐ (meškānē) or ܡܫܟܐ (meškē))

  1. (anatomy) skin, hide, fell
  2. leather
  3. peel, rind, zest
  4. tribute
Inflection

Etymology 2

From the root ܡ-ܫ-ܟ (m-š-k) related to drying up.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܡܫܟܐ (mšāḵām (plural ܡܫܟܐ (mšāḵē))

  1. carelessness, negligence
  2. fasting, hunger
  3. (in the plural) trifles, follies, absurdities, nonsense
Inflection

References

  • mšk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • mšk2”, 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 193b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 306b
  • 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 846b-847a