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

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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