ܢܒܓܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܢ ܒ ܓ (n b g)
1 term

Inherited from Aramaic נֵבְגָּא (neḇgā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nɪw.ɡɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [nuːd͡ʒɑː]

Noun

ܢܸܒ݂ܓܵܐ • (niḇgā) m (plural ܢܸܒ݂ܓܹ̈ܐ (niḇgē))

1. shoot, sprout

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܸܒ݂ܓܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܸܒ݂ܓ (niḇg)		1st person	ܢܸܒ݂ܓܝܼ (niḇgī)		ܢܸܒ݂ܓܲܢ (niḇgan)
	construct	ܢܸܒ݂ܓ (niḇg)		2nd person	ܢܸܒ݂ܓܘܼܟ݂ (niḇgōḵ)	ܢܸܒ݂ܓܵܟ݂ܝ (niḇgāḵ)	ܢܸܒ݂ܓܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (niḇgawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܸܒ݂ܓܵܐ (niḇgā)		3rd person	ܢܸܒ݂ܓܹܗ (niḇgēh)	ܢܸܒ݂ܓܵܗ̇ (niḇgāh)	ܢܸܒ݂ܓܗܘܿܢ (niḇghōn)
plural	absolute	ܢܸܒ݂ܓܝܼ̈ܢ (niḇgīn)		1st person	ܢܸܒ݂ܓܝܼ̈ (niḇgī)		ܢܸܒ݂ܓܲܢ̈ (niḇgan)
	construct	ܢܸܒ݂ܓܲܝ̈ (niḇgay)		2nd person	ܢܸܒ݂ܓܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (niḇgōḵ)	ܢܸܒ݂ܓܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (niḇgāḵ)	ܢܸܒ݂ܓܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (niḇgawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܸܒ݂ܓܹ̈ܐ (niḇgē)		3rd person	ܢܸܒ݂ܓܘܼ̈ܗܝ (niḇgūh)	ܢܸܒ݂ܓܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (niḇgōh)	ܢܸܒ݂ܓܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (niḇgayhōn)

Etymology 2

Root
ܢ ܒ ܓ (n b g)
1 term

Uncertain:

• possibly derived from the native root ܢ ܒ ܓ (n b g), related also to the root ܢ ܒ ܥ (n b ˁ).
• possibly Borrowed from Northern Kurdish nevî with the Kurdish diminutive suffix -ik
• possibly Borrowed from Akkadian nābgu (“grandchild”)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nɑwːɡɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [nɑːvid͡ʒ.d͡ʒɑː]

Noun

ܢܵܒ݂ܓܵܐ • (nāḇgā) m (plural ܢܵܒ݂ܓܹ̈ܐ (nāḇgē), feminine ܢܵܒ݂ܸܓܬܵܐ (nāḇigtā))

1. grandson (son of one’s child)

   Synonym: ܒܲܪ ܐܸܒܪܵܐ (bar ibrā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܵܒ݂ܓܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܵܒ݂ܓ (nāḇg)		1st person	ܢܵܒ݂ܓܝܼ (nāḇgī)		ܢܵܒ݂ܓܲܢ (nāḇgan)
	construct	ܢܵܒ݂ܓ (nāḇg)		2nd person	ܢܵܒ݂ܓܘܼܟ݂ (nāḇgōḵ)	ܢܵܒ݂ܓܵܟ݂ܝ (nāḇgāḵ)	ܢܵܒ݂ܓܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nāḇgawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܵܒ݂ܓܵܐ (nāḇgā)		3rd person	ܢܵܒ݂ܓܹܗ (nāḇgēh)	ܢܵܒ݂ܓܵܗ̇ (nāḇgāh)	ܢܵܒ݂ܓܗܘܿܢ (nāḇghōn)
plural	absolute	ܢܵܒ݂ܓܝܼ̈ܢ (nāḇgīn)		1st person	ܢܵܒ݂ܓܝܼ̈ (nāḇgī)		ܢܵܒ݂ܓܲܢ̈ (nāḇgan)
	construct	ܢܵܒ݂ܓܲܝ̈ (nāḇgay)		2nd person	ܢܵܒ݂ܓܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nāḇgōḵ)	ܢܵܒ݂ܓܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nāḇgāḵ)	ܢܵܒ݂ܓܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nāḇgawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܵܒ݂ܓܹ̈ܐ (nāḇgē)		3rd person	ܢܵܒ݂ܓܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nāḇgūh)	ܢܵܒ݂ܓܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (nāḇgōh)	ܢܵܒ݂ܓܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (nāḇgayhōn)

References

• “ܢܸܒ݂ܓܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2022 October 10 (last accessed)
• “ܢܵܒ݂ܓܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2022 October 10 (last accessed)