ܡܕܥܐ

See also: ܡܪܥܐ‎

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܝ-ܕ-ܥ‎ (y-d-ʿ) related to knowing. Compare Hebrew מַדָּע‎ (maddāʿ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [madd(ə)ʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [madd(ə)ʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܕܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܕܥܐ)

  1. knowledge, intelligence, intellect
  2. understanding, perception
  3. mind, disposition
  4. report, rumor/rumour
  5. fame
  6. familiarity, acquaintance, household

Inflection
    inflection of ܡܕܥܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܡܕܥ‎ ܡܕܥܝܢ‎
construct ܡܕܥ‎ ܡܕܥܝ‎
emphatic ܡܕܥܐ ܡܕܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܡܕܥܝ‎ ܡܕܥܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your) ܡܕܥܟ‎ ܡܕܥܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your) ܡܕܥܟܝ‎ ܡܕܥܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his) ܡܕܥܗ‎ ܡܕܥܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her) ܡܕܥܗ‎ ܡܕܥܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our) ܡܕܥܢ‎ ܡܕܥܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your) ܡܕܥܟܘܢ‎ ܡܕܥܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your) ܡܕܥܟܝܢ‎ ܡܕܥܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their) ܡܕܥܗܘܢ‎ ܡܕܥܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their) ܡܕܥܗܝܢ‎ ܡܕܥܝܗܝܢ‎

References
  • “mdˁ”, 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. 137b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 254a
  • 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. 716b
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