ܢܘܓܗܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܢܘܓܗܐ

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܓ ܗ (n g h)
2 terms

Compare Hebrew נֹגַהּ (nógah, “Venus”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nuɣ.hɑː]

Noun

ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܐ • (nuḡhā) m sg (plural ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܹ̈ܐ (nuḡhē))

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

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܐ (nuḡhā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܝܼ (nuḡhī)		ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܲܢ (nuḡhan)
	construct	ܢܘܼܓܲܗ (nūgah)	2nd person	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܘܼܟ݂ (nuḡhūḵ)	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܟ݂ܝ (nuḡhāḵ)	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nuḡhāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܐ (nuḡhā)	3rd person	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܹܗ (nuḡhēh)	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܗ̇ (nuḡhāh)	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܗܘܿܢ (nuḡhhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܝܼ̈ (nuḡhī)		ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܲܢ̈ (nuḡhan)
	construct	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܲܝ̈ (nuḡhay)	2nd person	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nuḡhūḵ)	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nuḡhāḵ)	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nuḡhāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܹ̈ܐ (nuḡhē)	3rd person	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nuḡhūh)	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (nuḡhōh)	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܗ̈ܘܿܢ (nuḡhhōn)

Coordinate terms

• (times of day) ܥܸܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܵܘܡܵܐ (ˁiddānē d-yāwmā); ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (īmāmā, “daytime”), ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܐ (nuḡhā, “dawn”), ܕܸܢܚܵܐ (dinḥā, “sunrise”), ܨܲܦܪܵܐ (ṣaprā, “morning”), ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (ṭahrā, “noon, afternoon”), ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁrāḇā, “sunset”), ܢܘܼܨܦܵܐ (nuṣpā, “dusk”), ܪܲܡܫܵܐ (ramšā, “evening”), ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ (palgā d-laylē, “midnight”), ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (laylē, “nighttime”) ^{(Category: aii:Times of day)}

Classical Syriac

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nuɣhɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܢܘܓܗܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. twilight, dawn, early morning

Inflection

    declension of ܢܘܓܗܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܢܘܓܗ
construct	ܢܘܓܗ
emphatic	ܢܘܓܗܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܘܓܗܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܘܓܗܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܘܓܗܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܘܓܗܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܘܓܗܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܘܓܗܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܘܓܗܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܘܓܗܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܘܓܗܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܘܓܗܗܝܢ

Antonyms

• ܢܘܨܦܐ

Proper noun

ܢܘܓܗܐ • (transliteration needed) m

1. (astronomy) Morning Star, Venus

References

• “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