Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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ܢܝܫܢܩܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ
 
ܢܝܫܢܩܐ ܡܕܘܥܐ ܫܡܐ ܕܡܬܐ

Etymology

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Borrowed from Persian نشان (nešân), from Middle Persian nyšʾn' (/⁠nīšān⁠/). Doublet of ܢܝܼܫܵܐ (nīšā, aim, goal).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [niːʃan.qɑː]

Noun

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ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܵܐ (nīšanqām sg (plural ܢܝܼܫܲܩܢܹ̈ܐ (nīšaqnē))

  1. sign, signal
  2. symptom
  3. (orthography) diacritical point, mark, accent
  4. (grammar) noun form
  5. (astronomy) observation, zodiac sign

Inflection

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    Inflection of ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܵܐ (nīšanqā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܝܼ
(nīšanqī)
ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܲܢ
(nīšanqan)
construct ܢܝܼܫܢܲܩ
(nīšnaq)
2nd person ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܘܼܟ݂
(nīšanqūḵ)
ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܵܟ݂ܝ
(nīšanqāḵ)
ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(nīšanqāwḵōn)
emphatic ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܵܐ
(nīšanqā)
3rd person ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܹܗ
(nīšanqēh)
ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܵܗ̇
(nīšanqāh)
ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܗܘܿܢ
(nīšanqhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܝܼ̈
(nīšanqī)
ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܲܢ̈
(nīšanqan)
construct ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܲܝ̈
(nīšanqay)
2nd person ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(nīšanqūḵ)
ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(nīšanqāḵ)
ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(nīšanqāwḵōn)
emphatic ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܹ̈ܐ
(nīšanqē)
3rd person ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(nīšanqūh)
ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(nīšanqōh)
ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(nīšanqhōn)

Synonyms

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