ܡܬܩܠܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܬ ܩ ܠ (t q l)
3 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

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