ܢܘܩܢܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܢ ܩ ܢ ܩ (n q n q)
1 term

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nuq.nɑːqɑː]

Noun

ܢܘܼܩܢܵܩܵܐ • (nuqnāqā) m sg (plural ܢܘܼܩܢܵܩܹ̈ܐ (nuqnāqē))

1. snack, light meal taken between larger ones

   ܢܵܝܚܲܚ ܢܘܼܩܢܵܩܵܐ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ. ― nāyḥaḥ nuqnāqā ādīyā. ― It's snack break now.

2. snack, the food that makes up that meal, usually quite portable

   ܡܘܼܝܬܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܢܘܼܩܢܵܩܹ̈ܐ ܥܲܡܘܼܟ݂ ܩܵܐ ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ؟ ― mūytē lūḵ nuqnāqē ˁamūḵ qā urḥā? ― Did you bring any snacks for the road?

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܼܩܢܵܩܵܐ (nuqnāqā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܢܘܼܩܢܵܩܝܼ (nuqnāqī)		ܢܘܼܩܢܵܩܲܢ (nuqnāqan)
	construct	ܢܘܼܩܢܵܩ (nuqnāq)	2nd person	ܢܘܼܩܢܵܩܘܼܟ݂ (nuqnāqūḵ)	ܢܘܼܩܢܵܩܵܟ݂ܝ (nuqnāqāḵ)	ܢܘܼܩܢܵܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nuqnāqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܘܼܩܢܵܩܵܐ (nuqnāqā)	3rd person	ܢܘܼܩܢܵܩܹܗ (nuqnāqēh)	ܢܘܼܩܢܵܩܵܗ̇ (nuqnāqāh)	ܢܘܼܩܢܵܩܗܘܿܢ (nuqnāqhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܢܘܼܩܢܵܩܝܼ̈ (nuqnāqī)		ܢܘܼܩܢܵܩܲܢ̈ (nuqnāqan)
	construct	ܢܘܼܩܢܵܩܲܝ̈ (nuqnāqay)	2nd person	ܢܘܼܩܢܵܩܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nuqnāqūḵ)	ܢܘܼܩܢܵܩܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nuqnāqāḵ)	ܢܘܼܩܢܵܩܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nuqnāqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܘܼܩܢܵܩܹ̈ܐ (nuqnāqē)	3rd person	ܢܘܼܩܢܵܩܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nuqnāqūh)	ܢܘܼܩܢܵܩ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (nuqnāqōh)	ܢܘܼܩܢܵܩܗ̈ܘܿܢ (nuqnāqhōn)

Related terms

• ܢܲܩܢܸܩ (naqniq)