ܡܫܝܚܐ

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Aramaic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the root מ־שׁ־ח /ܡ-ܫ-ܚ (m-š-ḥ) related to anointing. Cognate to Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ) from Old Aramaic and Biblical Hebrew מְשַׁח (m'šaḥ, anoint). Compare Arabic مَسِيح (masīḥ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʾm

  1. (Christianity) Messiah, Christ
  2. (Abrahamic religions) anointed one, messiah

Derived terms

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܡ-ܫ-ܚ (m-š-ḥ) related to anointing. Compare Arabic مَسِيح (masīḥ) and Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ).

Pronunciation

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  • (Western) IPA(key): /məʃiħoʔ/, [m(ə)ʃiħo(ʔ)] (singular)
  • (Eastern) IPA(key): /məʃiħɑʔ/, [m(ə)ʃiħɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
    • IPA(key): /məʃiħeʔ/, [m(ə)ʃiħe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ or ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ (m'šīḥoʾ or m'šīḥāʾm

  1. (Abrahamic religions) anointed one, messiah

Inflection

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Proper noun

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ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ or ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ (M'šīḥoʾ or M'šīḥāʾm

  1. (Christianity) Messiah, Christ

Derived terms

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References

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  • mšyḥ”, 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, pp. 193a, 412b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 305a
  • 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. 845a