Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

 
ܢܘܓܗܐ

Etymology edit

Root
ܢ ܓ ܗ (n g h)
2 terms

Compare Hebrew נֹגַהּ (nógah, Venus).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [nuɣ.hɑː]

Noun edit

ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܐ (nuḡhām sg (plural ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܹ̈ܐ (nuḡhē))

  1. dawn (first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise)

Inflection edit

Coordinate terms edit

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From the root ܢ-ܓ-ܗ (n-ɡ-h) related to dawning. Compare Hebrew נֹגַהּ (nṓḡah).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ܢܘܓܗܐ (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

  1. twilight, dawn, early morning

Inflection edit

Antonyms edit

Proper noun edit

ܢܘܓܗܐ (transliteration neededm

  1. (astronomy) Morning Star, Venus

References edit

  • nwgh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 196b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 330a
  • 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. 895a