ܢܘܚܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܢ ܘ ܚ (n w ḥ) |
| 8 terms |
Of the noun pattern 1a23ā; compare Arabic نَوْح (nawḥ) and Hebrew נוֹחַ (nóakh).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܢܲܘܚܵܐ • (nawḥā) m (plural ܢܲܘ̈ܚܹܐ (nawḥē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܘܿܚ (nōḥ) | 1st person | ܢܲܘܚܝܼ (nawḥī) | ܢܲܘܚܲܢ (nawḥan) | |||
| construct | ܢܘܿܚ (nōḥ) | 2nd person | ܢܲܘܚܘܼܟ݂ (nawḥōḵ) | ܢܲܘܚܵܟ݂ܝ (nawḥāḵ) | ܢܲܘܚܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nawḥawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܲܘܚܵܐ (nawḥā) | 3rd person | ܢܲܘܚܹܗ (nawḥēh) | ܢܲܘܚܵܗ̇ (nawḥāh) | ܢܲܘܚܗܘܿܢ (nawḥhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܢܲܘܚܝܼ̈ܢ (nawḥīn) | 1st person | ܢܲܘܚܝܼ̈ (nawḥī) | ܢܲܘܚܲܢ̈ (nawḥan) | |||
| construct | ܢܲܘܚܲܝ̈ (nawḥay) | 2nd person | ܢܲܘܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nawḥōḵ) | ܢܲܘܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nawḥāḵ) | ܢܲܘܚܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nawḥawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܲܘܚܹ̈ܐ (nawḥē) | 3rd person | ܢܲܘܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nawḥūh) | ܢܲܘܚܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (nawḥōh) | ܢܲܘܚܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (nawḥayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܢܘܿܚ (nōḥ)
- ܛܘܿܪ ܢܲܘܚܵܐ (ṭōr nawḥā)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܢ ܘ ܚ related to resting. Compare Arabic نَوْح (nawḥ) and Hebrew נוֹחַ (nôaḥ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nawħɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [nawħe] (plural)
Noun
ܢܘܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܘܚܐ)
- quiet, calm, serenity, repose, rest
- resting-place
- (weather) calm weather
- inactivity, cessation
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܘܚ | 1st person | ܢܘܚܝ | ܢܘܚܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܘܚ | 2nd person | ܢܘܚܟ | ܢܘܚܟܝ | ܢܘܚܟܘܢ | ܢܘܚܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܘܚܐ | 3rd person | ܢܘܚܗ | ܢܘܚܗ | ܢܘܚܗܘܢ | ܢܘܚܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܢܘܚܝܢ | 1st person | ܢܘܚܝ | ܢܘܚܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܘܚܝ | 2nd person | ܢܘܚܝܟ | ܢܘܚܝܟܝ | ܢܘܚܝܟܘܢ | ܢܘܚܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܘܚܐ | 3rd person | ܢܘܚܘܗܝ | ܢܘܚܝܗ | ܢܘܚܝܗܘܢ | ܢܘܚܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “nwḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 29 March 2013
- Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 199b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 331b
- 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, →ISBN, page 897b