ܐܢܫܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
| Root |
|---|
| ܐ ܢ ܫ (ˀ n š) |
| 4 terms |
From Aramaic אֱנָשָׁא (ʾĕnāšā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔināš-; compare Arabic أُنَاس (ʔunās) and إِنْس (ʔins), Hebrew אֱנוֹשׁ (enósh), Akkadian 𒈬 (nīšum, “life”) and 𒌦𒎌 (nišū, “people”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ • (nāšā) m (plural ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ (nāšē))
- person, one, someone
- ܗ̇ܘ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ. ― awa nāšā ṭāḇā ìlēh. ― He’s a good person.
- mankind, humankind
- ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܠܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܕܹܐܒ݂ܵܐ ― nāšā l-nāšā ìlēh dēḇā ― Man is a wolf to man. (cf. homō hominī lupus)
- (with possessive suffixes) expresses kinsfolk or relations (especially parents or inhabitants)
- ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܕܛܘܼܪܵܐ ― nāšē d-ṭūrā ― People of the mountain
- ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܕܕܲܫܬܵܐ ― nāšē d-daštā ― People of the plain
- ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܕܒܲܝܬܲܢ ― nāšē d-baytan ― People of our house.
- ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܗ ܣܲܓܝܼ ܡܸܣ̈ܟܹܝܢܹܐ ܝܢܵܐ ― nāšēh sagī miskēnē ìnā ― His kin are very humble.
- (slang) man, dude used as a term of address
- ܡܵܐ ܡܸܢܘܼܟ݂ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ؟ ― mā minūḵ nāšā? ― What’s up man?
- ܕܝܼ ܒܲܣܵܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ! ― dī bassā nāšā! ― Enough man!
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ (nāšā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܐ݇ܢܵܫܝܼ (nāšī) |
ܐ݇ܢܵܫܲܢ (nāšan) | ||
| construct | ܐ݇ܢܵܫ (nāš) |
2nd person | ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܟ݂ (nāšūḵ) |
ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ (nāšāḵ) |
ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nāšāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ (nāšā) |
3rd person | ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹܗ (nāšēh) |
ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܗ̇ (nāšāh) |
ܐ݇ܢܵܫܗܘܿܢ (nāšhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܐ݇ܢܵܫܝܼ̈ (nāšī) |
ܐ݇ܢܵܫܲܢ̈ (nāšan) | ||
| construct | ܐ݇ܢܵܫܲܝ̈ (nāšay) |
2nd person | ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nāšūḵ) |
ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nāšāḵ) |
ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nāšāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ (nāšē) |
3rd person | ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nāšūh) |
ܐ݇ܢܵܫ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (nāšōh) |
ܐ݇ܢܵܫܗ̈ܘܿܢ (nāšhōn) | ||
Derived terms edit
- ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (nāšūṯā, “humanity”)
- ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (nāšāˀīṯ, “humanly”)
- ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܝܵܐ (nāšāyā, “human”)
- ܒܪܵܐ ܕܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ (brā d-nāšā, “Son of Man”)
- ܒܲܪܢܵܫܵܐ (barnāšā, “human being”)
- ܗܸܟ̰ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ (hič nāšā, “no one”)
- ܚܲܕ݇ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ (ḥa nāšā, “someone”)
- ܟܠ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ (kul nāšā, “everyone”)
- ܡܸܬ݂ܒܲܪܢܵܫܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (miṯbarnāšnūṯā, “incarnation”)
See also edit
Classical Syriac edit
Alternative forms edit
- ܢܫܐ (nāšā)
Etymology edit
Compare Arabic أُنَاس (ʔunās) and إِنْس (ʔins) and Hebrew אֱנוֹשׁ (ʾĕnôš).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܐܢܫܐ • ([ʾĕ]nāšā) c (plural ܐܢܫܐ)
- human, man, mortal
- mankind
- (in the plural) people
- (in the absolute state) one, someone, certain
- (with possessive suffixes) expresses kinsfolk or relations (especially parents or inhabitants)
- ܐܢܫܝܗ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ
- [ʾĕ]nāšêh da-məḏī[n]ttā
- the people of the city
Inflection edit
inflection of ܐܢܫܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܢܫ | ܐܢܫܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܢܫ | ܐܢܫܝ |
| emphatic | ܐܢܫܐ | ܐܢܫܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܢܫܝ | ܐܢܫܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܢܫܟ | ܐܢܫܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܢܫܟܝ | ܐܢܫܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܢܫܗ | ܐܢܫܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܢܫܗ | ܐܢܫܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܢܫܢ | ܐܢܫܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܢܫܟܘܢ | ܐܢܫܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܢܫܟܝܢ | ܐܢܫܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܢܫܗܘܢ | ܐܢܫܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܢܫܗܝܢ | ܐܢܫܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms edit
- ܐܢܫܐܝܬ ([ʾĕ]nāšāʾīṯ)
- ܐܢܫܘܬܐ ([ʾĕ]nāšūṯā)
- ܐܢܫܝܐ ([ʾĕ]nāšāyā)
- ܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ (bar [ʾĕ]nāšā)
- ܒܪܢܫ (barneš)
- ܡܬܒܪܢܫܢܘܬܐ (meṯbarnəšānūṯā)
- ܒܪܬ ܐܢܫܐ (ba[r]ṯ [ʾĕ]nāšā)
See also edit
- ܓܒܪܐ (gaḇrā)
References edit
- “ˀnš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-22
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 13b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 22a
- 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. 65a-b