Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܢ ܥ ܡ (n ˁ m)
3 terms

From Aramaic נֵעמּתָא (neˁmṯā); compare borrowed into Arabic نَغْمَة (naḡma), Hebrew נְעִימָה (ne'imá), and Ancient Greek νεῦμα (neûma).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ˈnɪʕ.məθɑː]

Noun edit

ܢܸܥܡܬ݂ܵܐ (niˁmṯāf sg (plural ܢܸܥܡܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (niˁmāṯē))

  1. (music) note; melody, tone, sound

Inflection edit