משכון

Mozarabic

Etymology

From Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn, “poor”), from Classical Syriac ܡܶܣܟܸܝܢܳܐ (meskēnā, “miserable, wretched”), from Akkadian 𒈦𒆕𒂗 (muškēnum, “commoner, poor”).

Adjective

משכון (mškwn)

1. poor
   • c. 1100, Kharja H12 :

     משכוניד משוטדיש ביד

     mškwnyd mšwṭdyš byd

     she's poor, you see

Notes

Corriente takes ⟨mškwn⟩ to represent a Mozarabic miskína.