ܢܝܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Middle Persian nyšʾn' (/⁠nīšān⁠/); compare Parthian 𐫗𐫏𐫢𐫀𐫗 (nyšʾn /⁠nīšān⁠/), Persian نشان (nešân) and Hebrew נֵס (nes). Doublet of ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܵܐ (nīšanqā, “sign, signal”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [niːʃɑː]

Noun

ܢܝܼܫܵܐ • (nīšā) m sg (plural ܢܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ (nīšē))

1. target, object, aim, end
2. objective, purpose, design, intention
3. goal
4. (sports) goal

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܝܼܫܵܐ (nīšā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܢܝܼܫܝܼ (nīšī)		ܢܝܼܫܲܢ (nīšan)
	construct	ܢܝܼܫ (nīš)	2nd person	ܢܝܼܫܘܼܟ݂ (nīšūḵ)	ܢܝܼܫܵܟ݂ܝ (nīšāḵ)	ܢܝܼܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nīšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܝܼܫܵܐ (nīšā)	3rd person	ܢܝܼܫܹܗ (nīšēh)	ܢܝܼܫܵܗ̇ (nīšāh)	ܢܝܼܫܗܘܿܢ (nīšhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܢܝܼܫܝܼ̈ (nīšī)		ܢܝܼܫܲܢ̈ (nīšan)
	construct	ܢܝܼܫܲܝ̈ (nīšay)	2nd person	ܢܝܼܫܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nīšūḵ)	ܢܝܼܫܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nīšāḵ)	ܢܝܼܫܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nīšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ (nīšē)	3rd person	ܢܝܼܫܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nīšūh)	ܢܝܼܫ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (nīšōh)	ܢܝܼܫܗ̈ܘܿܢ (nīšhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Old Persian [Term?]; compare Middle Persian nyšʾn' (/⁠nīšān⁠/), Manichaean Parthian 𐫗𐫏𐫢𐫀𐫗 (nyšʾn /⁠nīšān⁠/), Persian نشان (nešân), Hebrew נֵס (nēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [niʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [niʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܝܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܝܫܐ)

1. sign, monument, portent, banner
2. ensign, symbol, standard, flag
3. (astrology) zodiac sign
4. signification, sense, point, subject, theme, matter, affair, proposition, argument
5. aim, goal, target, objective, end, intention, purpose
6. occasion, opportunity
7. appearance, design, style, manner, form, rule, plan
8. character
9. project, example
10. (music) meter/metre, mode
11. song, poem
12. (orthography) diacritical point, mark, accent
13. (grammar) noun form
14. (astronomy) observation

Inflection

    inflection of ܢܝܫܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܝܫ	ܢܝܫܝܢ
construct	ܢܝܫ	ܢܝܫܝ
emphatic	ܢܝܫܐ	ܢܝܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܝܫܝ	ܢܝܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܝܫܟ	ܢܝܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܝܫܟܝ	ܢܝܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܝܫܗ	ܢܝܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܝܫܗ	ܢܝܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܝܫܢ	ܢܝܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܝܫܟܘܢ	ܢܝܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܝܫܟܝܢ	ܢܝܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܝܫܗܘܢ	ܢܝܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܝܫܗܝܢ	ܢܝܫܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܢܝܣܐ

References

• “nyš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-01
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pp. 203b-204a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 339a
• 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, pp. 916b-917a