Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܢ ܒ ܓ (n b g)
1 term

From Aramaic נֵבְגָּא (neḇgā). The second noun is morphologically derived from the first and possibly borrowed from Akkadian nābgu. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation edit

  • ܢܸܒ݂ܓܵܐ:
    • (standard) IPA(key): [nɪw.ɡɑː]
    • (Urmian) IPA(key): [nuːd͡ʒɑː]
  • ܢܵܒ݂ܓܵܐ:
    • (standard) IPA(key): [nɑwːɡɑː]
    • (Urmian) IPA(key): [nɑːvid͡ʒ.d͡ʒɑː]
    • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [nɑwːɡɑː], [nɑːwiɡ.ɡɑː]

Noun edit

ܢܸܒ݂ܓܵܐ (niḇgām (plural ܢܸܒ݂ܓܹ̈ܐ (niḇgē))

  1. shoot, sprout

Inflection edit

Noun edit

ܢܵܒ݂ܓܵܐ (nāḇgām (plural ܢܵܒ݂ܓܹ̈ܐ (nāḇgē), feminine ܢܵܒ݂ܸܓܬܵܐ (nāḇigtā))

  1. grandson (son of one’s child)

Inflection edit

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