ܡܣܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܡ-ܣ-ܐ (m-s-ʾ) related to putrefying. Compare Central Kurdish ماست (mast) and Persian ماست (mâst).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [m(ə)sɑθɑ(ʔ)], [mass(ə)θɑ(ʔ)], [mastɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܡܣܬܐ (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

  1. rennet, coagulum, sour curdled milk
  2. fermentation
  3. yoghurt/yogurt
Inflection

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɛss(ə)θɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܡܣܬܐ (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

  1. that which is enough; right amount, satiety, sufficiency, abundance
  2. portion
Inflection

Noun

ܡܣܬܐ (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

  1. Alternative spelling of ܡܣܐܬܐ
Inflection

References

  • msh”, 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. 188a-b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 287a
  • 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. 796a-b
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