ܡܚܘܙܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒆠𒋗𒄫 (KI.ŠU.PEŠ /⁠māḫāzu⁠/, town, settlement); compare Hebrew מָחוֹז (māḥôz).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [mɑˈħo.zɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [mɑˈxo.zɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [moˈħu.zo]

Noun

ܡܚܘܙܐ • (māḥōzā) m (plural ܡܚܘܙܐ)

  1. walled town

Usage notes

A ܡܚܘܙܐ (māḥōzā) is generally smaller than a ܟܪܟܐ (karəḵā).

Inflection

References

  • mḥwz”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-11-21
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 99a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, page 737a
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