ܢܝܚܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Root |
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ܢ ܘ ܚ (n w ḥ) |
5 terms |
Etymology 1 edit
Compare Hebrew נוֹחַ (nóakh, “comfortable, easy”)
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ܢܝܼܚܵܐ • (nīḥā) (feminine ܢܝܼܚܬܵܐ (nīḥtā), plural ܢܝܼܚܹ̈ܐ (nīḥē))
Derived terms edit
- ܢܝܼܚܘܼܬܵܐ (nīḥūtā, “slowness”)
- ܢܝܼܚܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (nīḥāˀīṯ, “slowly”)
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ܢܝܼܚܵܐ • (nīḥā) (feminine ܢܝܼܚܬܵܐ (niḥtā), plural ܢܝܼܚܹ̈ܐ (nīḥē))
- past participle of ܢܵܝܹܚ (nāyēḥ, “to rest”)
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ܢܝܵܚܵܐ • (nyāḥā)
- present participle of ܢܵܝܹܚ (nāyēḥ, “to rest”)
Related terms edit
- ܢܵܘܚܵܐ (nāwḥā, “rest”)
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
From the root ܢ-ܘ-ܚ (n-w-ḥ) related to resting. Compare Hebrew נוֹחַ (nôaḥ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܢܝܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܝܚܐ)
- quiet, calm, peacefulness
- rest, ease, relief
- resting place
- recovery, convalescence, refreshment
- pleasure, satisfaction, appeasing
- will, desire
- grace
Inflection edit
inflection of ܢܝܚܐ
state | singular | plural |
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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 edit
- “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