ܣܢܝܩܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܢ ܩ (s n q)
3 terms

ܣܢܝܼܩܵܐ (snīqā, “lacking, needing”) +‎ -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [səniːquːθɑː] (in the singular)
  • IPA^(key): [səniːqwɑːθeː] (in the plural)

Noun

ܣܢܝܼܩܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (snīqūṯā) f sg (plural ܣܢܝܼܩ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (snīqwāṯē))

1. necessity, need, want

   ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܡܘܼܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܠܚܲܕ݇ ܓܹܒܵܐ ܠܸܡܠܵܝܵܐ ܣܢܝܼܩܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܲܥܬܝܼܕ݂. ― mindī mutḇā l-ḥa gēbā limlāyā snīqūṯā daˁtīḏ. ― Something put aside to fill a future need.

2. (in the plural) equipment, gear; appliances, gadgets

   Synonyms: ܐܲܡܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (amūrē), ܡܵܐܢܹ̈ܐ (mānē), ܐܵܠܨܵܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ālṣāyāṯē)

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܢܝܼܩܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (snīqūṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܢܝܼܩܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (snīqūṯī)		ܣܢܝܼܩܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (snīqūṯan)
	construct	ܣܢܝܼܩܘܼܬ݂ (snīqūṯ)	2nd person	ܣܢܝܼܩܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (snīqūṯūḵ)	ܣܢܝܼܩܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (snīqūṯāḵ)	ܣܢܝܼܩܘܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (snīqūṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܢܝܼܩܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (snīqūṯā)	3rd person	ܣܢܝܼܩܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (snīqūṯēh)	ܣܢܝܼܩܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (snīqūṯāh)	ܣܢܝܼܩܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (snīquṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܢܝܼܩܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (snīqwāṯī)		ܣܢܝܼܩܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (snīqwāṯan)
	construct	ܣܢܝܼܩ̈ܘܵܬ݂ (snīqwāṯ)	2nd person	ܣܢܝܼܩܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (snīqwāṯūḵ)	ܣܢܝܼܩܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (snīqwāṯāḵ)	ܣܢܝܼܩܘܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (snīqwāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܢܝܼܩ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (snīqwāṯē)	3rd person	ܣܢܝܼܩܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (snīqwāṯūh)	ܣܢܝܼܩ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (snīqwāṯōh)	ܣܢܝܼܩܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (snīqwāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܣܢܝܼܩ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܒܲܝܬܵܝܹ̈ܐ (snīqwāṯē baytāyē, “household necessities”)

Related terms

• ܣܘܼܢܩܵܢܵܐ (sunqānā)