ܡܨܥܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܨ ܥ (m ṣ ˁ)
5 terms

Nominalized from the feminine form of ܡܸܨܥܵܝܵܐ (miṣˁāyā, “middle, central”); compare Hebrew אֶמְצָעִית ('emtsa'ít).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [mɪsˤʕɑːjtɑː]

Adjective

ܡܸܨܥܵܝܬܵܐ • (miṣˁāytā) f sg (plural ܡܸܨ̈ܥܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (miṣˁāyāṯā))

feminine of ܡܸܨܥܵܝܵܐ (miṣˁāyā, “middle; medium; average”)

Noun

ܡܸܨܥܵܝܬܵܐ • (miṣˁāytā) f (plural ܡܸܨ̈ܥܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (miṣˁāyāṯā))

female equivalent of ܡܸܨܥܵܝܵܐ (miṣˁāyā, “intercessor; arbiter; broker”)
(anatomy) middle finger

Inflection

Inflection of **ܡܸܨܥܵܝܬܵܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܡܸܨܥܵܝܵܐ (miṣˁāyā)	1^st person	ܡܸܨܥܵܝܬܝܼ (miṣˁāytī)		ܡܸܨܥܵܝܬܲܢ (miṣˁāytan)
	construct	ܡܸܨܥܵܝܲܬ݂ (miṣˁāyaṯ)	2^nd person	ܡܸܨܥܵܝܬܘܼܟ݂ (miṣˁāytōḵ)	ܡܸܨܥܵܝܬܵܟ݂ܝ (miṣˁāytāḵ)	ܡܸܨܥܵܝܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (miṣˁāytawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܸܨܥܵܝܬܵܐ (miṣˁāytā)	3^rd person	ܡܸܨܥܵܝܬܹܗ (miṣˁāytēh)	ܡܸܨܥܵܝܬܵܗ̇ (miṣˁāytāh)	ܡܸܨܥܵܝܬܗܘܿܢ (miṣˁāythōn)
plural	absolute	ܡܸܨܥܵܝܵܢ̈ (miṣˁāyān)	1^st person	ܡܸܨܥܵܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (miṣˁāyāṯī)		ܡܸܨܥܵܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (miṣˁāyāṯan)
	construct	ܡܸܨܥܵܝܵܬ݂̈ (miṣˁāyāṯ)	2^nd person	ܡܸܨܥܵܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (miṣˁāyāṯōḵ)	ܡܸܨܥܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (miṣˁāyāṯāḵ)	ܡܸܨܥܵܝܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (miṣˁāyāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܸܨ̈ܥܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (miṣˁāyāṯā)	3^rd person	ܡܸܨ̈ܥܵܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (miṣˁāyāṯēh)	ܡܸܨ̈ܥܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (miṣˁāyāṯāh)	ܡܸܨܥܵܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (miṣˁāyāṯhōn)

Coordinate terms

(Fingers) ܨܸܒ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣibˁāṯā); ܟܪܵܬ݂ܵܐ (krāṯā, “thumb”), ܡܵܛܘܿܚܬܵܐ (māṭōḥtā, “index finger”), ܡܸܨܥܵܝܬܵܐ (miṣˁāytā, “the middle finger”), ܒܸܨܪܵܐ (biṣrā, “ring finger”), ܚܸܨܪܵܐ (ḥiṣrā, “little finger, pinky”), ^{(Category: aii:Fingers)}

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Nominalized from the feminine form of ܡܨܥܝܐ (meṣʿāyā, “middle, central”), from the root ܡ ܨ ܥ related to being in the middle. Compare Hebrew אֶמְצָעִית (ʾemṣāʿîṯ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mɛsˤʕɑjtɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [mɛsˤʕɑjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܡܨܥܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܨܥܝܬܐ)

midnight
(anatomy) middle finger
(music, poetry, prosody) alexandrine, twelve-syllable meter/metre

Inflection

Inflection of **ܡܨܥܝܬܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܨܥܝܐ	1^st person	ܡܨܥܝܬܝ		ܡܨܥܝܬܢ
	construct	ܡܨܥܝܬ	2^nd person	ܡܨܥܝܬܟ	ܡܨܥܝܬܟܝ	ܡܨܥܝܬܟܘܢ	ܡܨܥܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܨܥܝܬܐ	3^rd person	ܡܨܥܝܬܗ	ܡܨܥܝܬܗ	ܡܨܥܝܬܗܘܢ	ܡܨܥܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܨܥܝܢ	1^st person	ܡܨܥܝܬܢ		ܡܨܥܝܬܢ
	construct	ܡܨܥܝܬ	2^nd person	ܡܨܥܝܬܟ	ܡܨܥܝܬܟܝ	ܡܨܥܝܬܟܘܢ	ܡܨܥܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܨܥܝܬܐ	3^rd person	ܡܨܥܝܬܗ	ܡܨܥܝܬܗ	ܡܨܥܝܬܗܘܢ	ܡܨܥܝܬܗܝܢ

References

“mṣˁyh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 295a
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, →ISBN, page 818a