ܡܬܩܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From the root ܬ-ܩ-ܠ‎ (t-q-l) related to weighing; compare Arabic مِثْقَال‎ (miṯqāl) and Hebrew מִשְׁקָל‎ (mišqāl).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [mɑt.qɑːlɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܬܩܵܠܵܐ • (mātqala) m sg (masculine plural ܡܲܬܩܵܠܹ̈ܐ (mātqale))

  1. balance, scales
  2. weighing
  3. weight, burden
  4. (grammar) quantity of words or syllables
  5. (numismatics) shekel; beka

Proper noun

ܡܲܬܩܵܠܵܐ • (Mātqala) m

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Libra (constellation and zodiac sign)

See also
Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (layout · text)
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ‎ (imrā) ♈︎ ܬܵܘܪܵܐ‎ (tāwrā) ♉︎ ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ‎ (tʾomē) ♊︎ ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ‎ (sarṭānā) ♋︎
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ‎ (aryā) ♌︎ ܒܬܘܼܠܬܵܐ‎ (btultā) ♍︎ ܡܲܬܩܵܠܵܐ (matqālā) ♎︎ ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ‎ (ʿāqirḇā) ♏︎
ܩܸܫܬܵܐ‎ (qištā) ♐︎ ܓܲܕܝܵܐ‎ (gadyā) ♑︎ ܕܵܘܠܵܐ‎ (dāwlā) ♒︎ ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ‎ (nunē) ♓︎

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܬ-ܩ-ܠ‎ (t-q-l) related to weighing, from Proto-Semitic *ṯ-q-l. Compare Arabic مِثْقَال‎ (miṯqāl) and Hebrew מִשְׁקָל‎ (mišqāl).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [maθqɑlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [maθqɑle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܬܩܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܬܩܠܐ)

  1. balance, scales
  2. weighing
  3. weight, burden
  4. (grammar) quantity of words or syllables
  5. (numismatics) shekel; beka

Inflection
    inflection of ܡܬܩܠܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܡܬܩܠ‎ ܡܬܩܠܝܢ‎
construct ܡܬܩܠ‎ ܡܬܩܠܝ‎
emphatic ܡܬܩܠܐ ܡܬܩܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܡܬܩܠܝ‎ ܡܬܩܠܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your) ܡܬܩܠܟ‎ ܡܬܩܠܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your) ܡܬܩܠܟܝ‎ ܡܬܩܠܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his) ܡܬܩܠܗ‎ ܡܬܩܠܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her) ܡܬܩܠܗ‎ ܡܬܩܠܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our) ܡܬܩܠܢ‎ ܡܬܩܠܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your) ܡܬܩܠܟܘܢ‎ ܡܬܩܠܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your) ܡܬܩܠܟܝܢ‎ ܡܬܩܠܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their) ܡܬܩܠܗܘܢ‎ ܡܬܩܠܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their) ܡܬܩܠܗܝܢ‎ ܡܬܩܠܝܗܝܢ‎

Proper noun

ܡܬܩܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m

  1. (astronomy) star in Libra

References
  • “mtql”, 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. 395b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 321b-322a
  • 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. 875b
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