ܢܝܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܢ ܘ ܚ (n w ḥ)
8 terms

Passive participle of ܢܵܐܹܚ (nāˀēḥ, “to rest”); compare Hebrew נוֹחַ (nóakh).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [niːxɑː]

Adjective

ܢܝܼܚܵܐ • (nīḥā) (feminine ܢܝܼܚܬܵܐ (nīḥtā), plural ܢܝܼܚܹ̈ܐ (nīḥē))

  1. slow
    Synonym: ܡܲܬܝܼܢܵܐ (matīnā)
    Antonyms: ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ (qalūlā), ܡܣܘܼܪܗܒ݂ܵܐ (msurhḇā)
  2. quiet, still, calm
    Synonyms: ܗܲܕܝܼܐܵܐ (hadīˀā), ܫܸܠܝܵܐ (šilyā), ܫܬܝܼܩܵܐ (štīqā)
  3. comfortable, easy
    Synonym: ܪܘܝܼܚܵܐ (rwīḥā)
    Antonyms: ܥܝܼܩܵܐ (ˁīqā), ܐܲܠܝܼܨܵܐ (alīṣā)
Derived terms
  • ܢܝܼܚܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (nīḥūṯā, “slowness”)
  • ܢܝܼܚܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (nīḥāˀīṯ, “slowly”)

Adverb

ܢܝܼܚܵܐ • (nīḥā)

  1. slowly, easily
    Synonyms: ܗܹܕܝܼ (hēdī), ܡܲܬܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (matīnāˀīṯ)
Derived terms
  • ܢܝܼܚܵܐ ܢܝܼܚܵܐ (nīḥā nīḥā)

Etymology 2

Root
ܢ ܘ ܚ (n w ḥ)
8 terms

Verbal noun of ܢܵܐܹܚ (nāˀēḥ, “to rest”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [njɑːxɑː]

Noun

ܢܝܵܚܵܐ • (nyāḥā) m (plural ܢܝܵܚܹ̈ܐ (nyāḥē))

  1. resting, rest
  2. recreation, leisure
Inflection
Inflection of ܢܝܵܚܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܢܝܵܚ (nyāḥ) 1st person ܢܝܵܚܝܼ (nyāḥī) ܢܝܵܚܲܢ (nyāḥan)
construct ܢܝܵܚ (nyāḥ) 2nd person ܢܝܵܚܘܼܟ݂ (nyāḥōḵ) ܢܝܵܚܵܟ݂ܝ (nyāḥāḵ) ܢܝܵܚܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nyāḥawḵōn)
emphatic ܢܝܵܚܵܐ (nyāḥā) 3rd person ܢܝܵܚܹܗ (nyāḥēh) ܢܝܵܚܵܗ̇ (nyāḥāh) ܢܝܵܚܗܘܿܢ (nyāḥhōn)
plural absolute ܢܝܵܚܝܼ̈ܢ (nyāḥīn) 1st person ܢܝܵܚܝܼ̈ (nyāḥī) ܢܝܵܚܲܢ̈ (nyāḥan)
construct ܢܝܵܚܲܝ̈ (nyāḥay) 2nd person ܢܝܵܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nyāḥōḵ) ܢܝܵܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nyāḥāḵ) ܢܝܵܚܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nyāḥawḵōn)
emphatic ܢܝܵܚܹ̈ܐ (nyāḥē) 3rd person ܢܝܵܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nyāḥūh) ܢܝܵܚܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (nyāḥōh) ܢܝܵܚܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (nyāḥayhōn)
Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܢ ܘ ܚ related to resting. Compare Hebrew נוֹחַ (nôaḥ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [n(ə)jɑħɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [n(ə)jɑħe] (plural)

Noun

ܢܝܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܝܚܐ)

  1. quiet, calm, peacefulness
  2. rest, ease, relief
  3. resting place
  4. recovery, convalescence, refreshment
  5. pleasure, satisfaction, appeasing
  6. will, desire
  7. grace

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܝܚܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܢܝܚ 1st person ܢܝܚܝ ܢܝܚܢ
construct ܢܝܚ 2nd person ܢܝܚܟ ܢܝܚܟܝ ܢܝܚܟܘܢ ܢܝܚܟܝܢ
emphatic ܢܝܚܐ 3rd person ܢܝܚܗ ܢܝܚܗ ܢܝܚܗܘܢ ܢܝܚܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܢܝܚܝܢ 1st person ܢܝܚܝ ܢܝܚܝܢ
construct ܢܝܚܝ 2nd person ܢܝܚܝܟ ܢܝܚܝܟܝ ܢܝܚܝܟܘܢ ܢܝܚܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܢܝܚܐ 3rd person ܢܝܚܘܗܝ ܢܝܚܝܗ ܢܝܚܝܗܘܢ ܢܝܚܝܗܝܢ

References

  • “nyḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • 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 338a
  • 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 914b
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