ܝܢܩܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܝ ܢ ܩ (y n q) |
| 1 term |
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, derived from the verb ܝܵܢܹܩ (yānēq, “to suck”) and of the noun pattern 1a23ā; compare Hebrew תִּינוֹק (tinók).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [jan.qɑː]
Noun
ܝܲܢܩܵܐ • (yanqā) m sg (plural ܝܲܢܩܹ̈ܐ (yanqē), feminine ܝܲܢܩܬ݂ܵܐ (yanqṯā))
- (literary) baby, infant, suckling
- ܝܲܢܩܹ̈ܐ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܲܝ ܕܡܗܲܠܟ݂ܝܼ.
- yanqē lā kē māṣay dmhalḵī.
- Babies cannot walk.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܝܼܢܲܩ (īnaq) | 1st person | ܝܲܢܩܝܼ (yanqī) | ܝܲܢܩܲܢ (yanqan) | |||
| construct | ܝܼܢܲܩ (īnaq) | 2nd person | ܝܲܢܩܘܼܟ݂ (yanqōḵ) | ܝܲܢܩܵܟ݂ܝ (yanqāḵ) | ܝܲܢܩܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yanqawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܝܲܢܩܵܐ (yanqā) | 3rd person | ܝܲܢܩܹܗ (yanqēh) | ܝܲܢܩܵܗ̇ (yanqāh) | ܝܲܢܩܗܘܿܢ (yanqhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܝܲܢܩܝܼ̈ܢ (yanqīn) | 1st person | ܝܲܢܩܝܼ̈ (yanqī) | ܝܲܢܩܲܢ̈ (yanqan) | |||
| construct | ܝܲܢܩܲܝ̈ (yanqay) | 2nd person | ܝܲܢܩܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (yanqōḵ) | ܝܲܢܩܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (yanqāḵ) | ܝܲܢܩܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yanqawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܝܲܢܩܹ̈ܐ (yanqē) | 3rd person | ܝܲܢܩܘܼ̈ܗܝ (yanqūh) | ܝܲܢܩܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (yanqōh) | ܝܲܢܩܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (yanqayhōn) | |||