Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܢ ܚ ܬ (n ḥ t)
2 terms

Compare Hebrew נָחַת (nakhát).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [nɑːxetː]

Verb

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ܢܵܚܹܬ (nāḥēt) (present participle ܢܚܵܬܵܐ (nḥātā), past participle ܢܚܝܼܬܵܐ (nḥītā))

  1. to descend, go down
    Synonym: ܨܵܠܹܐ (ṣālē)
  2. to slant, slope, incline
    Synonyms: ܪܵܟܹܢ (rākēn), ܨܵܠܹܐ (ṣālē), ܙܵܠܹܡ (zālēm), ܓܵܢܹܐ (gānē)
  3. to land (to descend to a surface, especially from the air)
    Antonym: ܓܵܕܹܐ (gādē)
    ܛܲܝܵܣܬܵܐ ܒܸܡܛܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܕܢܵܚܬܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܐܵܫܘܿܪ.ṭayyāstā bimṭāyā ìlāh d-nāḥtā ˁal āšōr.The plane is about to land in Assyria.

Conjugation

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