ܢܘܩܙܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܢܘܼܩܛܵܐ (nuqṭā) (Arabic)

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܩ ܙ (n q z)
4 terms

Compare Arabic نُقْطَة (nuqṭa) and Hebrew נְקֻדָּה (n'kudá). The fifth definition is a semantic loan from Arabic نُقْطَة (nuqṭa).

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

   Synonym: ܦܵܣܘܿܩܵܐ (pāsōqā)

6. (grammar, orthography, in the plural) diacritical marks

   Synonym: ܙܵܘܥܹ̈ܐ (zāwˁē)

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܼܩܙܵܐ

	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 (nuqzōḵ)	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 (nuqzōḵ)	ܢܘܼܩܙܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nuqzāḵ)	ܢܘܼܩܙܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nuqzāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܘܼܩܙܹ̈ܐ (nuqzē)		3rd person	ܢܘܼܩܙܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nuqzūh)	ܢܘܼܩܙ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (nuqzōh)	ܢܘܼܩܙܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (nuqzayhōn)

Coordinate terms

• (symbol) ( . )

• (Punctuation) ܦܘܼܚܵܡܵܐ (puḥḥāmā); ܢܘܼܩܙܵܐ (nuqzā, “period, full stop”), ܦܵܪܘܿܫܬܵܐ (pārōštā, “comma”), ܫ̈ܘܲܝܵܐ (šwayyā, “colon”), ܙܲܝ̈ܢܹܐ (zaynē, “semicolon”), ܝܲܕ݂ܥܵܐ ܕܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܐ (yaḏˁā d-šuˀˀālā, “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, “bracket”), ܣܲܗܪܘܿܢܵܐ (sahrōnā, “parenthesis”), ܟܲܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܘܿܢܵܐ (kawḵḇōnā, “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 related to pricking.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܢܘܩܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܘܩܙܐ)

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

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܩܙܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܩܘܙ		1st person	ܢܘܩܙܝ		ܢܘܩܙܢ
	construct	ܢܩܘܙ		2nd person	ܢܘܩܙܟ	ܢܘܩܙܟܝ	ܢܘܩܙܟܘܢ	ܢܘܩܙܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܘܩܙܐ		3rd person	ܢܘܩܙܗ	ܢܘܩܙܗ	ܢܘܩܙܗܘܢ	ܢܘܩܙܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܘܩܙܝܢ		1st person	ܢܘܩܙܝ		ܢܘܩܙܝܢ
	construct	ܢܘܩܙܝ		2nd person	ܢܘܩܙܝܟ	ܢܘܩܙܝܟܝ	ܢܘܩܙܝܟܘܢ	ܢܘܩܙܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܘܩܙܐ		3rd person	ܢܘܩܙܘܗܝ	ܢܘܩܙܝܗ	ܢܘܩܙܝܗܘܢ	ܢܘܩܙܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܢ ܩ ܙ related to pricking.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܢܘܩܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܘܩܙܐ)

1. slap, box on the ear

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܩܙܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܘܩܙ		1st person	ܢܘܩܙܝ		ܢܘܩܙܢ
	construct	ܢܘܩܙ		2nd person	ܢܘܩܙܟ	ܢܘܩܙܟܝ	ܢܘܩܙܟܘܢ	ܢܘܩܙܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܘܩܙܐ		3rd person	ܢܘܩܙܗ	ܢܘܩܙܗ	ܢܘܩܙܗܘܢ	ܢܘܩܙܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܘܩܙܝܢ		1st person	ܢܘܩܙܝ		ܢܘܩܙܝܢ
	construct	ܢܘܩܙܝ		2nd person	ܢܘܩܙܝܟ	ܢܘܩܙܝܟܝ	ܢܘܩܙܝܟܘܢ	ܢܘܩܙܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܘܩܙܐ		3rd person	ܢܘܩܙܘܗܝ	ܢܘܩܙܝܗ	ܢܘܩܙܝܗܘܢ	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, page 213a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, →ISBN, page 903a