ܢܝܚܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܢ ܘ ܚ (n w ḥ) |
| 8 terms |
Instance noun of ܢܵܐܹܚ (nāˀēḥ, “to rest”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [njɑːxtɑː]
Noun
ܢܝܵܚܬܵܐ • (nyāḥtā) f (plural ܢܝܵܚ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (nyāḥyāṯā))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܝܵܚܵܐ (nyāḥā) | 1st person | ܢܝܵܚܬܝܼ (nyāḥtī) | ܢܝܵܚܬܲܢ (nyāḥtan) | |||
| construct | ܢܝܵܚܲܬ݂ (nyāḥaṯ) | 2nd person | ܢܝܵܚܬܘܼܟ݂ (nyāḥtōḵ) | ܢܝܵܚܬܵܟ݂ܝ (nyāḥtāḵ) | ܢܝܵܚܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nyāḥtawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܝܵܚܬܵܐ (nyāḥtā) | 3rd person | ܢܝܵܚܬܹܗ (nyāḥtēh) | ܢܝܵܚܬܵܗ̇ (nyāḥtāh) | ܢܝܵܚܬܗܘܿܢ (nyāḥthōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܢܝܵܚܝܵܢ̈ (nyāḥyān) | 1st person | ܢܝܵܚܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (nyāḥyāṯī) | ܢܝܵܚܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (nyāḥyāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܢܝܵܚܝܵܬ݂̈ (nyāḥyāṯ) | 2nd person | ܢܝܵܚܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nyāḥyāṯōḵ) | ܢܝܵܚܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nyāḥyāṯāḵ) | ܢܝܵܚܝܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nyāḥyāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܝܵܚ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (nyāḥyāṯā) | 3rd person | ܢܝܵܚ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (nyāḥyāṯēh) | ܢܝܵܚ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (nyāḥyāṯāh) | ܢܝܵܚܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (nyāḥyāṯhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܢ ܘ ܚ related to resting.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [n(ə)jɑħtɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [n(ə)jɑħɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܢܝܚܬܐ • (nəyāḥtā) f (plural ܢܝܚܬܐ (nəyāḥātā))
- quietness, repose, rest
- sleep, falling asleep
- resting place
- death
- wake, funeral repast
- leisure, recreation
- pleasure, joy
- (Christianity) agape, love feast
- gift
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܝܚܐ | 1st person | ܢܝܚܬܝ | ܢܝܚܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܝܚܬ | 2nd person | ܢܝܚܬܟ | ܢܝܚܬܟܝ | ܢܝܚܬܟܘܢ | ܢܝܚܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܝܚܬܐ | 3rd person | ܢܝܚܬܗ | ܢܝܚܬܗ | ܢܝܚܬܗܘܢ | ܢܝܚܬܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܢܝܚܢ | 1st person | ܢܝܚܬܢ | ܢܝܚܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܝܚܬ | 2nd person | ܢܝܚܬܟ | ܢܝܚܬܟܝ | ܢܝܚܬܟܘܢ | ܢܝܚܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܝܚܬܐ | 3rd person | ܢܝܚܬܗ | ܢܝܚܬܗ | ܢܝܚܬܗܘܢ | ܢܝܚܬܗܝܢ | ||
Descendants
- → Arabic: نِياحة (niyāḥa)
References
- “nyḥh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 22 November 2011
- 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 338b
- 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 915a