ܢܝܫܢܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܢܝܫܢܩܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ

ܢܝܫܢܩܐ ܡܕܘܥܐ ܫܡܐ ܕܡܬܐ

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [niːʃan.qɑː]

Noun

ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܵܐ • (nīšanqā) m 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

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

• (sign): ܐܵܬܵܐ (ātā), ܫܘܼܘܕܵܥܵܐ (šūwdāˁā), ܪܵܡܘܿܙܵܐ (rāmōzā)
• (diacritical point): ܙܵܘܥܵܐ (zāwˁā)