ܡܣܟܝܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒈦𒆕𒂗 (muškēnum); compare Hebrew מִסְכֵּן (miskēn).

Alternative forms

• ܡܣܟܐܢܐ (mskʾnʾ)
• ܡܣܟܢܐ (msknʾ)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [mɛsˈke̝.nɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [mɪsˈke.nɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [mɛsˈki.no]

Adjective

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

1. poor, poverty-stricken, needy

   Synonym: ܡܣܪܩܐ

2. meager/meagre, wretched, miserable

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܣܟܝܢܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܡܣܟܝܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܢ
construct	ܡܣܟܝܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܬ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝ	ܡܣܟܝܢܬ
emphatic	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ	ܡܣܟܝܢܬܐ	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ	ܡܣܟܝܢܬܐ

Noun

ܡܣܟܝܢܐ • (meskênā) m (plural ܡܣܟܝܢܐ (meskênē), singular feminine counterpart ܡܣܟܝܢܬܐ (meskê[n]tā))

1. poor person, pauper
2. leper

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܣܟܝܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܣܟܝܢ		1st person	ܡܣܟܝܢܝ		ܡܣܟܝܢܢ
	construct	ܡܣܟܝܢ		2nd person	ܡܣܟܝܢܟ	ܡܣܟܝܢܟܝ	ܡܣܟܝܢܟܘܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܡܣܟܝܢܗ	ܡܣܟܝܢܗ	ܡܣܟܝܢܗܘܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܢ		1st person	ܡܣܟܝܢܝ		ܡܣܟܝܢܝܢ
	construct	ܡܣܟܝܢܝ		2nd person	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܟ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܟܝ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܟܘܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܡܣܟܝܢܘܗܝ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܗ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܗܘܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• (leper): ܓܪܒܐ (garbā)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “poor”): ܥܬܝܪܐ (ʿattīrā)

Derived terms

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

Descendants

• → Arabic: مِسْكِين (miskīn)

Etymology 2

From the root ܣ-ܟ-ܐ (s-k-ʾ), related to expecting.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [m(ə.)sakˈk(ə.)jɑ.nɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [msakˈkjɑ.nɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [msɑˈkjo.no]

Adjective

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

1. expectant

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܣܟܝܢܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܡܣܟܝܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܢ
construct	ܡܣܟܝܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܬ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝ	ܡܣܟܝܢܬ
emphatic	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ	ܡܣܟܝܢܬܐ	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ	ܡܣܟܝܢܬܐ

Noun

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

1. expectant person

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܣܟܝܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܣܟܝܢ		1st person	ܡܣܟܝܢܝ		ܡܣܟܝܢܢ
	construct	ܡܣܟܝܢ		2nd person	ܡܣܟܝܢܟ	ܡܣܟܝܢܟܝ	ܡܣܟܝܢܟܘܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܡܣܟܝܢܗ	ܡܣܟܝܢܗ	ܡܣܟܝܢܗܘܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܢ		1st person	ܡܣܟܝܢܝ		ܡܣܟܝܢܝܢ
	construct	ܡܣܟܝܢܝ		2nd person	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܟ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܟܝ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܟܘܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܣܟܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܡܣܟܝܢܘܗܝ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܗ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܗܘܢ	ܡܣܟܝܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “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, page 791a-b

Turoyo

Alternative forms

• ܡܷܣܟܶܢܳܐ (mëskeno)

Etymology

From Aramaic מִסְכֵּינָא

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. poor, peasant

   Synonyms: ܦܰܦܘܟܳܐ (fafuko), ܦܰܩܝܪܳܐ (faqiro)

   Antonym: ܙܰܢܓܢ (zangn)