ܡܚܘܙܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒆠𒋗𒄫 (māḫāzu [KI.ŠU.PEŠ], “town, settlement”); compare Hebrew מָחוֹז‎ (māḥôz).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical Syriac) IPA(key): [mɑˈħo.zɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [mɑˈxo.zɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [moˈħu.zo]

Noun

ܡܚܘܙܐ • (māḥōzā) m (plural ܡܚܘܙܐ)

  1. walled town

Usage notes

A ܡܚܘܙܐ‎ (māḥōzā) is generally smaller than a ܟܪܟܐ‎ (karəḵā).

Inflection
    declension of ܡܚܘܙܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܡܚܘܙ ܡܚܘܙܝܢ
construct ܡܚܘܙ ܡܚܘܙܝ
emphatic ܡܚܘܙܐ ܡܚܘܙܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܡܚܘܙܝ ܡܚܘܙܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܡܚܘܙܟ ܡܚܘܙܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܡܚܘܙܟܝ ܡܚܘܙܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܡܚܘܙܗ ܡܚܘܙܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܡܚܘܙܗ ܡܚܘܙܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܡܚܘܙܢ ܡܚܘܙܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܡܚܘܙܟܘܢ ܡܚܘܙܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܡܚܘܙܟܝܢ ܡܚܘܙܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܡܚܘܙܗܘܢ ܡܚܘܙܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܡܚܘܙܗܝܢ ܡܚܘܙܝܗܝܢ

References
  • “mḥwz”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-11-21
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 99a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 263b
  • 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 737a
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