# ܡܣܟܝܢܐ
## Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Aramaic מִסְכֵּינָא (miskēnā), from Akkadian 𒈦𒆕𒂗 (muškēnum); also borrowed into Hebrew מִסְכֵּן (miskēn) and Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).

#### Alternative forms

* ܡܸܣܟܹܢܵܐ (miskēnā)

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [mɪskeːnaː]
* (Urmia) IPA: [mɪst͡ʃiːnaː]

#### Adjective

ܡܸܣܟܹܝܢܵܐ • (miskēnā) (feminine ܡܸܣܟܹܝܢܬܵܐ (miskēntā), plural ܡܸܣ̈ܟܹܝܢܹܐ (miskēnē))
* poor, poverty-stricken, needy
    Synonyms: ܣܢܝܼܩܵܐ (snīqā), ܦܲܩܝܼܪܵܐ (paqīrā)
    Antonym: ܥܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ (ˁatīrā)
* meek, humble, modest
    Synonym: ܡܲܟܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (makīḵā)
* kind, innocent, pure

#### Interjection

ܡܸܣܟܹܝܢܵܐ • (miskēnā) m (feminine ܡܸܣܟܹܝܢܬܵܐ (miskēntā), plural ܡܸܣ̈ܟܹܝܢܹܐ (miskēnē))
* poor guy!, poor him!
    Synonyms: ܓܹܝܙܝܼܠܹܗ (gēzīlēh), ܫ̰ܵܪܹܐ (žārē)

### Etymology 2

Active noun of ܡܣܲܟܹܐ (msakkē, “to wait, expect”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [məsakˈkə.jɑːnɑː]

#### Adjective

ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܵܐ • (msakyānā) (feminine ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (msakyānīṯā), plural ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (msakyānē))
* expectant

#### Noun

ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܵܐ • (msakyānā) m sg (plural ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (msakyānē), feminine ܡܣܲܟܝܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (msakyānīṯā))
* expectant person, one who awaits

##### Inflection
## Classical Syriac
### Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒈦𒆕𒂗 (muškēnum); compare Hebrew מִסְכֵּן (miskēn) and Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).

#### Alternative forms

* ܡܣܟܐܢܐ (mskʾnʾ), ܡܣܟܢܐ (msknʾ)

#### Pronunciation

* (Classical Edessan) IPA: [mɛsˈke̝.nɑ]
* (Eastern Syriac) IPA: [mɪsˈke.nɑ]
* (Western Syriac) IPA: [mɛsˈki.no]

#### Adjective

ܡܣܟܝܢܐ • (meskênā) m (plural ܡܣܟܝܢܐ (meskênē), singular feminine ܡܣܟܝܢܬܐ (meskê[n]tā))
* poor, poverty-stricken, needy
    Synonym: ܡܣܪܩܐ (məsarrəqā)
* meager/meagre, wretched, miserable

##### Inflection
#### Noun

ܡܣܟܝܢܐ • (meskênā) m (plural ܡܣܟܝܢܐ (meskênē), singular feminine counterpart ܡܣܟܝܢܬܐ (meskê[n]tā))
* poor person, pauper
    Antonym: ܥܬܝܪܐ (ʕattīrā)
* leper
    Synonym: ܓܪܒܐ (garbā)

##### Derived terms

* ܡܣܟܝܢܐܝܬ (meskênāʔīṯ)
* ܡܣܟܝܢܘܬܐ (meskênūṯā)
* ܡܣܟܢ (masken)

##### Descendants

* → Arabic: مِسْكِين (miskīn)

### Etymology 2

From the root ܣ ܟ ܐ, related to expecting.

#### Pronunciation

* (Classical Edessan) IPA: [m(ə.)sakˈk(ə.)jɑ.nɑ]
* (Eastern Syriac) IPA: [msakˈkjɑ.nɑ]
* (Western Syriac) IPA: [msɑˈkjo.no]

#### Adjective

ܡܣܟܝܢܐ • (məsakkəyānā) m (plural ܡܣܟܝܢܐ (məsakkəyānē), singular feminine ܡܣܟܝܢܝܬܐ (məsakkəyānīṯā))
* expectant

##### Inflection
#### Noun

ܡܣܟܝܢܐ • (məsakkəyānā) m (plural ܡܣܟܝܢܐ (məsakkəyānē), singular feminine counterpart ܡܣܟܝܢܝܬܐ (məsakkəyānīṯā))
* expectant person

##### Inflection
### References

* “mskyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-12-06
* “mskyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-12-06
* Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 228a
* Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 233a
* Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 285a
* 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, pages 791a–b

## Turoyo
### Alternative forms

* ܡܷܣܟܶܢܳܐ (mëskeno)

### Etymology

From Aramaic מִסְכֵּינָא

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /məskino/ (singular)
* IPA: /məskine/ (plural)

### Noun

ܡܷܣܟܝܢܳܐ • (mëskino) m (plural ܡܷܣܟܝܢܶܐ (mëskine))
* poor, peasant
    Synonyms: ܦܰܦܘܟܳܐ (fafuko), ܦܰܩܝܪܳܐ (faqiro)
    Antonym: ܙܰܢܓܢ (zangn)