ܢܘܩܙܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܢܘܼܩܛܵܐ (nuqṭā)

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܩ ܙ (n q z)
4 terms

Compare Arabic نُقْطَة (nuqṭa) and Hebrew נְקֻדָּה (n'kudá).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈnuq.zɑː]

Noun

ܢܘܼܩܙܵܐ • (nuqzā) m sg (plural ܢܘܼܩܙܹ̈ܐ (nuqzē))

1. point, dot

   Synonym: ܛܸܦܵܐ (ṭippā)

2. point, moment

   Synonym: ܪܦܵܦܵܐ (rpāpā)

3. aspect, facet

   Synonyms: ܡܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mnāṯā), ܬܲܦܨܝܼܠܵܐ (tapṣīlā)

4. (graph theory) vertex

   Synonyms: ܩܘܼܒܬ݂ܵܐ (qubṯā), ܪܹܝܫܵܐ (rēšā)

5. (typography) full stop, period
6. (grammar, orthography, in the plural) diacritical marks

   Synonym: ܙܵܘܥܹ̈ܐ (zāwˁē)

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܼܩܙܵܐ (nuqzā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܢܘܼܩܙܝܼ (nuqzī)		ܢܘܼܩܙܲܢ (nuqzan)
	construct	ܢܘܼܩܲܙ (nūqaz)	2nd person	ܢܘܼܩܙܘܼܟ݂ (nuqzūḵ)	ܢܘܼܩܙܵܟ݂ܝ (nuqzāḵ)	ܢܘܼܩܙܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nuqzāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܘܼܩܙܵܐ (nuqzā)	3rd person	ܢܘܼܩܙܹܗ (nuqzēh)	ܢܘܼܩܙܵܗ̇ (nuqzāh)	ܢܘܼܩܙܗܘܿܢ (nuqzhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܢܘܼܩܙܝܼ̈ (nuqzī)		ܢܘܼܩܙܲܢ̈ (nuqzan)
	construct	ܢܘܼܩܙܲܝ̈ (nuqzay)	2nd person	ܢܘܼܩܙܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nuqzūḵ)	ܢܘܼܩܙܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nuqzāḵ)	ܢܘܼܩܙܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nuqzāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܘܼܩܙܹ̈ܐ (nuqzē)	3rd person	ܢܘܼܩܙܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nuqzūh)	ܢܘܼܩܙ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (nuqzōh)	ܢܘܼܩܙܗ̈ܘܿܢ (nuqzhōn)

Coordinate terms

• (symbol) ( . )
• (Punctuation) ܦܘܼܚܵܡܵܐ (puḥḥāmā); ܢܘܼܩܙܵܐ (nuqzā, “period, full stop”), ܦܵܪܘܿܫܬܵܐ (pārōštā, “comma”), ܫܘܲܝܹ̈ܐ (šwayyē, “colon”), ܙܲܝ̈ܢܹܐ (zaynē, “semicolon”), ܝܲܕ݂ܥܵܐ ܕܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܐ (yaḏˁā d-šuˀālā, “question mark”), ܝܲܕ݂ܥܵܐ ܕܩܪܵܝܬܵܐ (yaḏˁā d-qrāytā, “exclamation mark”), ܝܲܕ݂ܥܵܐ ܕܡܸܬܬܣܝܼܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (yaḏˁā d-mittsīmānūṯā, “quotation mark”), ܢܵܩܘܿܦܵܐ (nāqōpā, “dash, hyphen”), ܣܛܵܦܵܐ (sṭāpā, “slash”), ܩܸܫܬܵܐ (qištā, “parenthesis, bracket”), ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܘܿܢܵܐ (kāwḵḇōnā, “asterisk”), ܓܵܕ݂ܘܿܡܵܐ (gāḏōmā), ܦܵܣܘܿܩܵܐ (pāsōqā), ^{(Category: aii:Punctuation marks)}

Derived terms

• ܢܘܼܩܙܵܐ ܐܵܠܨܵܝܵܐ (nuqzā ālṣāyā, “main point”)
• ܢܘܼܩܙܵܐ ܕܒܘܼܨܵܝܵܐ (nuqzā d-buṣṣāyā, “checkpoint”)
• ܢܘܼܩܙܵܢܵܝܵܐ (nuqzānāyā, “formed with points”)
• ܢܘܼܩܲܙܬܵܐ (nūqaztā, “point, station”)

 

Interjection

ܢܘܼܩܙܵܐ! • (nuqzā!)

1. (informal) and that's final, and that's that, full stop, period, end of discussion

   ܠܹܐ ܐܵܙܹܠ݇ܢ، ܢܘܼܩܙܵܐ! ― lē āzēn, nuqzā! ― I’m not going, full stop!

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܢ-ܩ-ܙ (n-q-z) related to pricking.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nuqzɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nuqze(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܘܩܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܘܩܙܐ)

1. point, moment
2. (grammar, orthography, in the plural) diacritical marks

Inflection

Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.

    declension of ܢܘܩܙܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܩܘܙ	ܢܘܩܙܝܢ
construct	ܢܩܘܙ	ܢܘܩܙܝ
emphatic	ܢܘܩܙܐ	ܢܘܩܙܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܘܩܙܝ	ܢܘܩܙܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܘܩܙܟ	ܢܘܩܙܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܘܩܙܟܝ	ܢܘܩܙܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܘܩܙܗ	ܢܘܩܙܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܘܩܙܗ	ܢܘܩܙܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܘܩܙܢ	ܢܘܩܙܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܘܩܙܟܘܢ	ܢܘܩܙܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܘܩܙܟܝܢ	ܢܘܩܙܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܘܩܙܗܘܢ	ܢܘܩܙܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܘܩܙܗܝܢ	ܢܘܩܙܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܢ-ܩ-ܙ (n-q-z) related to pricking.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nuqqɑzɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nuqqɑze(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܘܩܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܘܩܙܐ)

1. slap, box on the ear

Inflection

    inflection of ܢܘܩܙܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܘܩܙ	ܢܘܩܙܝܢ
construct	ܢܘܩܙ	ܢܘܩܙܝ
emphatic	ܢܘܩܙܐ	ܢܘܩܙܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܘܩܙܝ	ܢܘܩܙܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܘܩܙܟ	ܢܘܩܙܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܘܩܙܟܝ	ܢܘܩܙܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܘܩܙܗ	ܢܘܩܙܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܘܩܙܗ	ܢܘܩܙܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܘܩܙܢ	ܢܘܩܙܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܘܩܙܟܘܢ	ܢܘܩܙܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܘܩܙܟܝܢ	ܢܘܩܙܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܘܩܙܗܘܢ	ܢܘܩܙܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܘܩܙܗܝܢ	ܢܘܩܙܝܗܝܢ

References

• “nwqz”, 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. 213a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 334a
• 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. 903a