ܡܘܚܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
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Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܡ ܘ ܚ (m w ḥ) |
| 1 term |
Inherited from Aramaic מוּחָא (mūḥā), from Proto-Semitic *muḫḫ- (“head; brain; marrow”); compare Akkadian 𒌋𒅗 (muḫḫum), Arabic مُخّ (muḵḵ) and Hebrew מוֹחַ (móakh).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [muːxaː]
Noun
ܡܘܼܚܵܐ • (mūḥā) m
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܡܘܼܚ (mūḥ) | 1st person | ܡܘܼܚܝܼ (mūḥī) | ܡܘܼܚܲܢ (mūḥan) | |||
| construct | ܡܘܼܚ (mūḥ) | 2nd person | ܡܘܼܚܘܼܟ݂ (mūḥōḵ) | ܡܘܼܚܵܟ݂ܝ (mūḥāḵ) | ܡܘܼܚܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mūḥawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܘܼܚܵܐ (mūḥā) | 3rd person | ܡܘܼܚܹܗ (mūḥēh) | ܡܘܼܚܵܗ̇ (mūḥāh) | ܡܘܼܚܗܘܿܢ (muḥhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܡܘܼܚܝܼ̈ܢ (mūḥīn) | 1st person | ܡܘܼܚܝܼ̈ (mūḥī) | ܡܘܼܚܲܢ̈ (mūḥan) | |||
| construct | ܡܘܼܚܲܝ̈ (mūḥay) | 2nd person | ܡܘܼܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mūḥōḵ) | ܡܘܼܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mūḥāḵ) | ܡܘܼܚܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mūḥawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܘܼܚܹ̈ܐ (mūḥē) | 3rd person | ܡܘܼܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mūḥūh) | ܡܘܼܚܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (mūḥōh) | ܡܘܼܚܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (mūḥayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܒܲܪ݇ܬ݂ ܡܘܼܚܵܐ (baṯ mūḥā, “cerebellum”, literally “daughter of the brain”)
- ܡܘܼܚ ܓܲܪ̈ܡܹܐ (mūḥ garmē, “bone marrow”)
- ܡܘܼܚܵܝܵܐ (muḥḥāyā, “cerebral”)
- ܡܘܼܚܵܢܵܐ (muḥḥānā, “brainy; clever, smart”)
- ܫܘܼܬܵܩ ܡܘܼܚܵܐ (šūtāq mūḥā, “cerebral palsy”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Aramaic מוחא (mūḥā), from Proto-Semitic *muḫḫ- (“head; brain; marrow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [muħɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [muħe] (plural)
Noun
ܡܘܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܘܚܐ)
- (anatomy) brain; skull
- (figuratively) any soft substance inside a hard shell; marrow, fat, egg yolk, etc.
- bald head
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܡܘܚ | 1st person | ܡܘܚܝ | ܡܘܚܢ | |||
| construct | ܡܘܚ | 2nd person | ܡܘܚܟ | ܡܘܚܟܝ | ܡܘܚܟܘܢ | ܡܘܚܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܡܘܚܐ | 3rd person | ܡܘܚܗ | ܡܘܚܗ | ܡܘܚܗܘܢ | ܡܘܚܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܡܘܚܝܢ | 1st person | ܡܘܚܝ | ܡܘܚܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܡܘܚܝ | 2nd person | ܡܘܚܝܟ | ܡܘܚܝܟܝ | ܡܘܚܝܟܘܢ | ܡܘܚܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܡܘܚܐ | 3rd person | ܡܘܚܘܗܝ | ܡܘܚܝܗ | ܡܘܚܝܗܘܢ | ܡܘܚܝܗܝܢ | ||
Synonyms
Derived terms
- ܡܘܚܝܐ
- ܒܪܬ ܡܘܚܐ (baṯ mūḥā, “cerebellum”)
References
- “mwḥ”, 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 180a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 257a
- 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 723b
Anagrams
Turoyo
Etymology
From Aramaic מוחא (mūḥā), from Proto-Semitic *muḫḫ- (“head; brain; marrow”).
Noun
ܡܘܚܳܐ • (muḥo) m