Classical Syriac

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ܡܣܟܝܢܐ (meskênāʾ, poor), from Akkadian 𒈦𒂗𒆕 (muškēnu [MAŠ.EN.KAK]) + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ). Compare Akkadian 𒈦𒂗𒆕𒌓 (/⁠muškēnūtu⁠/, state of being dependent on others, poverty), Arabic مَسْكَنَة (maskana) and Hebrew מִסְכֵּנוּת (miskēnûṯ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܡܣܟܝܢܘܬܐ (transliteration neededf(uncountable)

  1. poverty, want, penury, poorness, meagreness
  2. wretchedness

Inflection

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Inflection of ܡܣܟܝܢܘܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܡܣܟܝܢܘ 1st person ܡܣܟܝܢܘܬܝ ܡܣܟܝܢܘܬܢ
construct ܡܣܟܝܢܘܬ 2nd person ܡܣܟܝܢܘܬܟ ܡܣܟܝܢܘܬܟܝ ܡܣܟܝܢܘܬܟܘܢ ܡܣܟܝܢܘܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܣܟܝܢܘܬܐ 3rd person ܡܣܟܝܢܘܬܗ ܡܣܟܝܢܘܬܗ ܡܣܟܝܢܘܬܗܘܢ ܡܣܟܝܢܘܬܗܝܢ

References

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  • mskynw”, 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. 228b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 285a-b
  • 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. 791b
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