ܡܫܡܫܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܡ ܫ (š m š)
9 terms

Active noun of ܡܫܲܡܸܫ (mšammiš).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [məʃam.məʃɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܵܐ • (mšamšānā) m (plural ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mšamšānē), feminine ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mšamšānīṯā))

1. servant, attendant, waiter
2. (computing) server
3. alternative form of ܫܲܡܵܫܵܐ (šammāšā, “minister, deacon”)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢ (mšamšān)		1st person	ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܝܼ (mšamšānī)		ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܲܢ (mšamšānan)
	construct	ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢ (mšamšān)		2nd person	ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (mšamšānōḵ)	ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (mšamšānāḵ)	ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mšamšānawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܵܐ (mšamšānā)		3rd person	ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܹܗ (mšamšānēh)	ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܵܗ̇ (mšamšānāh)	ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܗܘܿܢ (mšamšānhōn)
plural	absolute	ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (mšamšānīn)		1st person	ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܝܼ̈ (mšamšānī)		ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܲܢ̈ (mšamšānan)
	construct	ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܲܝ̈ (mšamšānay)		2nd person	ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mšamšānōḵ)	ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mšamšānāḵ)	ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mšamšānawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mšamšānē)		3rd person	ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mšamšānūh)	ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (mšamšānōh)	ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (mšamšānayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mšamšānūṯā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܫ ܡ ܫ related to serving.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m(ə)ʃam(mə)ʃɑnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [m(ə)ʃam(mə)ʃɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܡܫܡܫܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܫܡܫܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܫܡܫܢܝܬܐ)

1. servant, attendant, minister
2. (law) law clerk
3. (Christianity) deacon

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܫܡܫܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܫܡܫܢ		1st person	ܡܫܡܫܢܝ		ܡܫܡܫܢܢ
	construct	ܡܫܡܫܢ		2nd person	ܡܫܡܫܢܟ	ܡܫܡܫܢܟܝ	ܡܫܡܫܢܟܘܢ	ܡܫܡܫܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܫܡܫܢܐ		3rd person	ܡܫܡܫܢܗ	ܡܫܡܫܢܗ	ܡܫܡܫܢܗܘܢ	ܡܫܡܫܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܫܡܫܢܝܢ		1st person	ܡܫܡܫܢܝ		ܡܫܡܫܢܝܢ
	construct	ܡܫܡܫܢܝ		2nd person	ܡܫܡܫܢܝܟ	ܡܫܡܫܢܝܟܝ	ܡܫܡܫܢܝܟܘܢ	ܡܫܡܫܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܫܡܫܢܐ		3rd person	ܡܫܡܫܢܘܗܝ	ܡܫܡܫܢܝܗ	ܡܫܡܫܢܝܗܘܢ	ܡܫܡܫܢܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܫܡܫܐ

References

• “mšmšn”, 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, page 373b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 308a
• 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, →ISBN, page 851a