ܡܚܘܙܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒆠𒋗𒄫 (māḫāzu [KI.ŠU.PEŠ], town, settlement). Compare Hebrew מָחוֹז (māḥôz).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɑħozɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [mɑħoze(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܚܘܙܐ (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܚܘܙܐ)

  1. walled town

Usage notes

A ܡܚܘܙܐ (māḥōzāʾ) is generally smaller than a ܟܪܟܐ (karəḵāʾ).

Inflection

References

  • mxwz”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 99a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 263b
  • 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. 737a
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