ܢܝܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܢ ܘ ܚ (n w ḥ)
5 terms

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew נוֹחַ (nóakh, “comfortable, easy”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [niːxɑː]

Adjective

ܢܝܼܚܵܐ • (nīḥā) (feminine ܢܝܼܚܬܵܐ (nīḥtā), plural ܢܝܼܚܹ̈ܐ (nīḥē))

1. slow

   Synonym: ܡܲܬܝܼܢܵܐ (matīnā)

   Antonyms: ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ (qalūlā), ܡܣܲܪܗܒ݂ܵܐ (msarhḇā)

2. quiet, still, calm

   Synonyms: ܗܲܕܝܼܐܵܐ (hadīˀā), ܫܸܠܝܵܐ (šilyā), ܫܬܝܼܩܵܐ (štīqā)

Derived terms

• ܢܝܼܚܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (nīḥūṯā, “slowness”)
• ܢܝܼܚܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (nīḥāˀīṯ, “slowly”)

Adverb

ܢܝܼܚܵܐ • (nīḥā)

1. slowly, easily

   Synonyms: ܗܹܕܝܼ (hēdī), ܡܲܬܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (matīnāˀīṯ)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• ܢܝܼܚܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [niːxɑː]
• ܢܝܵܚܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [nəjɑːxɑː]

Verb

ܢܝܼܚܵܐ • (nīḥā) (feminine ܢܝܼܚܬܵܐ (niḥtā), plural ܢܝܼܚܹ̈ܐ (nīḥē))

1. past participle of ܢܵܐܹܚ (nāˀēḥ, “to rest”)

Verb

ܢܝܵܚܵܐ • (nyāḥā)

1. present participle of ܢܵܐܹܚ (nāˀēḥ, “to rest”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܢ-ܘ-ܚ (n-w-ḥ) related to resting. Compare Hebrew נוֹחַ (nôaḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [n(ə)jɑħɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [n(ə)jɑħe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܝܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܝܚܐ)

1. quiet, calm, peacefulness
2. rest, ease, relief
3. resting place
4. recovery, convalescence, refreshment
5. pleasure, satisfaction, appeasing
6. will, desire
7. grace

Inflection

    inflection of ܢܝܚܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܝܚ	ܢܝܚܝܢ
construct	ܢܝܚ	ܢܝܚܝ
emphatic	ܢܝܚܐ	ܢܝܚܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܝܚܝ	ܢܝܚܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܝܚܟ	ܢܝܚܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܝܚܟܝ	ܢܝܚܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܝܚܗ	ܢܝܚܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܝܚܗ	ܢܝܚܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܝܚܢ	ܢܝܚܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܝܚܟܘܢ	ܢܝܚܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܝܚܟܝܢ	ܢܝܚܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܝܚܗܘܢ	ܢܝܚܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܝܚܗܝܢ	ܢܝܚܝܗܝܢ

References

• “nyḥ”, 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. 199b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 338a
• 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. 914b