ܡܟܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1
Root
ܡ ܟ ܣ (m k s)
1 term

From Akkadian 𒃻𒋻 (NIG2.KUD /⁠miksu⁠/, “tax”); compare Arabic مَكْس (maks) and Hebrew מֶכֶס (mékhes).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [maxsɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ • (maḵsā) m sg (plural ܡܲܟ݂ܣܹ̈ܐ (maḵsē))

  1. tax (specifically excise tax or sales tax)
  2. impost, tribute, toll
  3. customs
  4. auction
Inflection
Inflection of ܡܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ (maḵsā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܡܲܟ݂ܣܝܼ
(maḵsī)		 ܡܲܟ݂ܣܲܢ
(maḵsan)
construct ܡܟ݂ܸܣ
(mḵis)		 2nd person ܡܲܟ݂ܣܘܼܟ݂
(maḵsūḵ)		 ܡܲܟ݂ܣܵܟ݂ܝ
(maḵsāḵ)		 ܡܲܟ݂ܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(maḵsāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ
(maḵsā)		 3rd person ܡܲܟ݂ܣܹܗ
(maḵsēh)		 ܡܲܟ݂ܣܵܗ̇
(maḵsāh)		 ܡܲܟ݂ܣܗܘܿܢ
(maḵshōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܡܲܟ݂ܣܝܼ̈
(maḵsī)		 ܡܲܟ݂ܣܲܢ̈
(maḵsan)
construct ܡܲܟ݂ܣܲܝ̈
(maḵsay)		 2nd person ܡܲܟ݂ܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(maḵsūḵ)		 ܡܲܟ݂ܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(maḵsāḵ)		 ܡܲܟ݂ܣܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(maḵsāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܟ݂ܣܹ̈ܐ
(maḵsē)		 3rd person ܡܲܟ݂ܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(maḵsūh)		 ܡܲܟ݂ܣ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(maḵsōh)		 ܡܲܟ݂ܣܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(maḵshōn)
Synonyms
  • (tax): ܡܲܕܲܐܬܵܐ (maddaˀtā)

Etymology 2

From Akkadian 𒂗𒆬 (EN.KU3] /⁠mākisu⁠/). Compare Arabic مَاكِس (mākis) and Hebrew מוֹכֵס (môḵēs).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [mɑxːsɑː]

Noun

ܡܵܟ݂ܣܵܐ • (māḵsā) m sg (plural ܡܵܟ݂ܣܹ̈ܐ (māḵsē), feminine ܡܵܟ݂ܸܣܬܵܐ (māḵistā))

  1. custom house officer, tax collector, publican
Inflection
Inflection of ܡܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ (maḵsā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܡܲܟ݂ܣܝܼ
(maḵsī)		 ܡܲܟ݂ܣܲܢ
(maḵsan)
construct ܡܟ݂ܸܣ
(mḵis)		 2nd person ܡܲܟ݂ܣܘܼܟ݂
(maḵsūḵ)		 ܡܲܟ݂ܣܵܟ݂ܝ
(maḵsāḵ)		 ܡܲܟ݂ܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(maḵsāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ
(maḵsā)		 3rd person ܡܲܟ݂ܣܹܗ
(maḵsēh)		 ܡܲܟ݂ܣܵܗ̇
(maḵsāh)		 ܡܲܟ݂ܣܗܘܿܢ
(maḵshōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܡܲܟ݂ܣܝܼ̈
(maḵsī)		 ܡܲܟ݂ܣܲܢ̈
(maḵsan)
construct ܡܲܟ݂ܣܲܝ̈
(maḵsay)		 2nd person ܡܲܟ݂ܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(maḵsūḵ)		 ܡܲܟ݂ܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(maḵsāḵ)		 ܡܲܟ݂ܣܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(maḵsāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܟ݂ܣܹ̈ܐ
(maḵsē)		 3rd person ܡܲܟ݂ܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(maḵsūh)		 ܡܲܟ݂ܣ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(maḵsōh)		 ܡܲܟ݂ܣܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(maḵshōn)
Derived terms
  • ܒܹܝܬ ܡܵܟ݂ܣܹ̈ܐ (bēt māḵsē)
  • ܡܵܟ݂ܣܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (māḵsūṯā)

Etymology 3
Root
ܟ ܣ ܐ (k s ˀ)
4 terms

Causitive of ܟܵܣܹܐ (kāsē, “to cover”); compare Hebrew כִּסָּה (kisá).

Alternative forms
  • ܡܲܟܸܣ (makkis)

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [makseː]

Verb

ܡܲܟܣܹܐ • (maksē) (present participle ܡܲܟܣܘܼܝܹܐ (maksūyē), past participle ܡܘܼܟܣܝܼܵܐ (muksīyā))

  1. (transitive) to cover, conceal [+ ܠ- (object) = to]
    ܬܲܠܓܵܐ ܡܘܼܟܣܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܛܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ. ― talgā muksē lēh l-ṭūrānē. ― The snow covered the mountains.
  2. to cover (an event, an occasion, a happening, etc.), to describe, to report [+ ܥܲܠ (object) = upon]
    ܓܸܠܝܘܿܢܵܝܵܐ ܡܘܼܟܣܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܟܠܵܗ̇ ܩܲܘܲܘܡܬܵܐ ܫܘܼܝܵܫܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ. ― gilyōnāyā muksē lēh ˁal kullāh qawwawmtā šūyāšāyṯā. ― The journalist covered the entire political event.
Conjugation
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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒃻𒋻 (NIG2.KUD /⁠miksu⁠/, “tax”). Compare Arabic مَكْس (maks) and Hebrew מֶכֶס (méḵes).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [maxsɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [maxse(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܟܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܟܣܐ)

  1. impost, tribute, toll, tax
  2. auction
Inflection
    inflection of ܡܟܣܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܡܟܣ ܡܟܣܝܢ
construct ܡܟܣ ܡܟܣܝ
emphatic ܡܟܣܐ ܡܟܣܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܡܟܣܝ ܡܟܣܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܡܟܣܟ ܡܟܣܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܡܟܣܟܝ ܡܟܣܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܡܟܣܗ ܡܟܣܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܡܟܣܗ ܡܟܣܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܡܟܣܢ ܡܟܣܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܡܟܣܟܘܢ ܡܟܣܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܡܟܣܟܝܢ ܡܟܣܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܡܟܣܗܘܢ ܡܟܣܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܡܟܣܗܝܢ ܡܟܣܝܗܝܢ
Descendants
  • → Old Armenian: մաքս (makʻs)
  • → Arabic: مكس

Etymology 2

From Akkadian 𒂗𒆬 (EN.KU3] /⁠mākisu⁠/). Compare Arabic مَاكِس (mākis) and Hebrew מוֹכֵס (môḵēs).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mɑxsɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [mɑxse(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܟܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܟܣܐ)

  1. custom house officer, tax collector, publican
Inflection
    inflection of ܡܟܣܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܡܟܣ ܡܟܣܝܢ
construct ܡܟܣ ܡܟܣܝ
emphatic ܡܟܣܐ ܡܟܣܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܡܟܣܝ ܡܟܣܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܡܟܣܟ ܡܟܣܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܡܟܣܟܝ ܡܟܣܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܡܟܣܗ ܡܟܣܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܡܟܣܗ ܡܟܣܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܡܟܣܢ ܡܟܣܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܡܟܣܟܘܢ ܡܟܣܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܡܟܣܟܝܢ ܡܟܣܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܡܟܣܗܘܢ ܡܟܣܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܡܟܣܗܝܢ ܡܟܣܝܗܝܢ
Derived terms
  • ܒܝܬ ܡܟܣܐ
  • ܡܟܣܘܬܐ

Further reading
  • “mks”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-03-26
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “մաքս”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 292ab
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 182b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 272a
  • 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 760ab
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