ܡܩܨܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܨ ܨ (q ṣ ṣ)
6 terms

Tool noun derived from ܩܵܐܹܨ (qāˀēṣ, to cut, clip); compare Arabic مِقَصّ (miqaṣṣ).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [maqsˤsˤəɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܩܨܵܐ • (maqṣām (plural ܡܲܩ̈ܨܹܐ (maqṣē))

  1. a pair of scissors (tool used for cutting consisting of two crossing blades)
    ܟܹܐܦܵܐ، ܘܲܪܩܵܐ، ܡܲܩܨܵܐ!kēpā, warqā, maqṣā!Rock, paper, scissors!
    ܙܗܘܿܪ! ܗ̇ܘ ܡܲܩܨܵܐ ܚܲܪܝܼܦܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ.
    zhōr! awa maqṣā ḥarīpā ìlēh.
    Careful! Those scissors are sharp.
  2. clipping tool

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܩܨܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܡܲܩܲܨ (maqqaṣ) 1st person ܡܲܩܨܝܼ (maqṣī) ܡܲܩܨܲܢ (maqṣan)
construct ܡܲܩܲܨ (maqqaṣ) 2nd person ܡܲܩܨܘܼܟ݂ (maqṣōḵ) ܡܲܩܨܵܟ݂ܝ (maqṣāḵ) ܡܲܩܨܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maqṣawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܩܨܵܐ (maqṣā) 3rd person ܡܲܩܨܹܗ (maqṣēh) ܡܲܩܨܵܗ̇ (maqṣāh) ܡܲܩܨܗܘܿܢ (maqṣhōn)
plural absolute ܡܲܩܨܝܼ̈ܢ (maqṣīn) 1st person ܡܲܩܨܝܼ̈ (maqṣī) ܡܲܩܨܲܢ̈ (maqṣan)
construct ܡܲܩܨܲܝ̈ (maqṣay) 2nd person ܡܲܩܨܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maqṣōḵ) ܡܲܩܨܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maqṣāḵ) ܡܲܩܨܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maqṣawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܩ̈ܨܹܐ (maqṣē) 3rd person ܡܲܩܨܘܼ̈ܗܝ (maqṣūh) ܡܲܩܨܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (maqṣōh) ܡܲܩܨܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (maqṣayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܡܲܩܲܨ ܛܘܼܦܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (maqqaṣ ṭuprāṯā)