ܡܣܓܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܣ ܓ ܕ (s g d)
2 terms

ܡܣܓ݂ܕܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic מַסגְדָא (masgəḏā). The sense of "mosque" is a calque of Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid), itself from Aramaic; compare Hebrew מִסְגָּד (misgád).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mas.ɡdɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܵܐ • (masgḏā) m (plural ܡܲܣ̈ܓܕ݂ܹܐ (masgḏē))

1. (Islam) mosque, masjid

   Synonym: ܡܲܣܓܸܕ݇ܬܵܐ (masgittā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܣܓ݂ܵܕܵܐ (masḡādā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܣܓ݂ܵܕܝܼ (masḡādī)		ܡܲܣܓ݂ܵܕܲܢ (masḡādan)
	construct	ܡܲܣܓ݂ܵܕ (masḡād)	2nd person	ܡܲܣܓ݂ܵܕܘܼܟ݂ (masḡādūḵ)	ܡܲܣܓ݂ܵܕܵܟ݂ܝ (masḡādāḵ)	ܡܲܣܓ݂ܵܕܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (masḡādāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܣܓ݂ܵܕܵܐ (masḡādā)	3rd person	ܡܲܣܓ݂ܵܕܹܗ (masḡādēh)	ܡܲܣܓ݂ܵܕܵܗ̇ (masḡādāh)	ܡܲܣܓ݂ܵܕܗܘܿܢ (masḡādhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܣܓ݂ܵܕܝܼ̈ (masḡādī)		ܡܲܣܓ݂ܵܕܲܢ̈ (masḡādan)
	construct	ܡܲܣܓ݂ܵܕܲܝ̈ (masḡāday)	2nd person	ܡܲܣܓ݂ܵܕܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (masḡādūḵ)	ܡܲܣܓ݂ܵܕܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (masḡādāḵ)	ܡܲܣܓ݂ܵܕܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (masḡādāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܣܓ݂ܵܕܹ̈ܐ (masḡādē)	3rd person	ܡܲܣܓ݂ܵܕܘܼ̈ܗܝ (masḡādūh)	ܡܲܣܓ݂ܵܕ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (masḡādōh)	ܡܲܣܓ݂ܵܕܗ̈ܘܿܢ (masḡādhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܣ-ܓ-ܕ (s-ɡ-d) related to worshipping. Compare Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid), and Hebrew מִסְגָּד (misgāḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [masɡ(ə)ðɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [masɡ(ə)ðe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܣܓܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܣܓܕܐ)

1. worship
2. (Islam) masjid, mosque

   Synonym: ܡܣܓܕܬܐ

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܣܓܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܣܓܕ	ܡܣܓܕܝܢ
construct	ܡܣܓܕ	ܡܣܓܕܝ
emphatic	ܡܣܓܕܐ	ܡܣܓܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܣܓܕܝ	ܡܣܓܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܣܓܕܟ	ܡܣܓܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܣܓܕܟܝ	ܡܣܓܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܣܓܕܗ	ܡܣܓܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܣܓܕܗ	ܡܣܓܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܣܓܕܢ	ܡܣܓܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܣܓܕܟܘܢ	ܡܣܓܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܣܓܕܟܝܢ	ܡܣܓܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܣܓܕܗܘܢ	ܡܣܓܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܣܓܕܗܝܢ	ܡܣܓܕܝܗܝܢ

References

• “msgd”, 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, p. 220b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 284a
• 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. 788a