ܡܪܫܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic مَرَسَة (marasa(t)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [marʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [marʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܪܫܐ (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܪܫܐ)

  1. cable, strong hempen rope
Inflection

Etymology 2

From the root ܪ-ܫ-ܫ (r-š-š) related to crushing.

Alternative forms

  • ܡܪܫܬܐ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mar(ʃə)ʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [mar(ʃə)ʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܪܫܐ (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܪܫܐ)

  1. pestle
  2. lower millstone
Inflection

References

  • mrš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pp. 192b, 353a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 303b
  • 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. 839a
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