Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Root
ܢ ܒ ܓ (n b g)
1 term

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [nuːɡɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [nuːd͡ʒɑː]

Noun edit

ܢܸܒ݂ܓܵܐ (niḇgām (plural ܢܸܒ݂ܓܹ̈ܐ (niḇgē))

  1. shoot, sprout

Inflection edit

Etymology edit

Related to the above, possible borrowing from Akkadian nābgu. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation 2 edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [noːɡɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [nɑːvid͡ʒ.d͡ʒɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [nɑwːɡɑː], [nɑːwiɡ.ɡɑː]

Noun edit

ܢܵܒ݂ܓܵܐ or ܢܵܒ݂ܸܓܵܐ (nāḇgā or nāḇiggām (plural ܢܵܒ݂ܓܹ̈ܐ (nāḇgē), feminine ܢܵܒ݂ܸܓܬܵܐ (nāḇigtā))

  1. grandson (son of one's child)

Inflection edit

References edit