ܡܬܩܠܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܬ ܩ ܠ (t q l)
4 terms
ܡܬܩܠܐ (ܪܩܡܝܐ؛ ܓܘ ܒܝܬ ܒܘܫܠܐ)

Etymology

Compare Arabic مِثْقَال (miṯqāl) and Hebrew מִשְׁקָל (mishkál).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܵܐ (maṯqālām sg (plural ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܹ̈ܐ (maṯqālē))

  1. balance, scales
  2. (mathematics, sciences) scale
    Synonym: ܟܲܝܠܵܐ (kaylā)
  3. (numismatics) shekel; beka
    Synonym: ܬܸܩܠܵܐ (tiqlā)
  4. (grammar) quantity of words or syllables

Inflection

    Inflection of ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܵܐ (maṯqālā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܝܼ
(maṯqālī)
ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܲܢ
(maṯqālan)
construct ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠ
(maṯqāl)
2nd person ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܘܼܟ݂
(maṯqālūḵ)
ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ
(maṯqālāḵ)
ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(maṯqālāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܵܐ
(maṯqālā)
3rd person ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܹܗ
(maṯqālēh)
ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܵܗ̇
(maṯqālāh)
ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܗܘܿܢ
(maṯqālhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܝܼ̈
(maṯqālī)
ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܲܢ̈
(maṯqālan)
construct ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܲܝ̈
(maṯqālay)
2nd person ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(maṯqālūḵ)
ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(maṯqālāḵ)
ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(maṯqālāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܹ̈ܐ
(maṯqālē)
3rd person ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(maṯqālūh)
ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(maṯqālōh)
ܡܲܬ݂ܩܵܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(maṯqālhōn)

See also

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܬ-ܩ-ܠ (t-q-l) related to weighing, from Proto-Semitic *ṯ-q-l. Compare Arabic مِثْقَال (miṯqāl) and Hebrew מִשְׁקָל (mišqāl).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܡܬܩܠܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܡܬܩܠܐ)

  1. balance, scales
  2. weighing
  3. weight, burden
  4. (grammar) quantity of words or syllables
  5. (numismatics) shekel; beka

Inflection

Proper noun

ܡܬܩܠܐ (transliteration neededm

  1. (astronomy) star in Libra

References

  • mtql”, 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, p. 395b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 321b-322a
  • 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, p. 875b