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 • (nyāḥtāf (plural ܢܝܵܚ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (nyāḥyāṯā))

  1. rest, break, intermission
    Synonyms: ܩܸܛܥܵܢܵܐ (qiṭˁānā), ܦܲܘܫܵܐ (pawšā), ܫܸܠܘܵܐ (šilwā)
    ܕܪܝܼܫ ܠܝܼ ܒܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܕܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ܫܵܥܹ̈ܐ ܘܚܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ ܫܩܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ ܢܝܵܚܬܵܐ ܕܦܲܠܓܘܼ ܫܵܥܬ݂ܵܐ.
    drīš lī b-miṯḥā d-tartēn šāˁē w-ḥarṯā šqīl lī nyāḥtā d-palgū šāˁṯā.
    I studied for two hours and then took a half-hour break.

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܝܵܚܬܵܐ
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 • (nəyāḥtāf (plural ܢܝܚܬܐ (nəyāḥātā))

  1. quietness, repose, rest
  2. sleep, falling asleep
  3. resting place
  4. death
  5. wake, funeral repast
  6. leisure, recreation
  7. pleasure, joy
  8. (Christianity) agape, love feast
  9. gift

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܝܚܬܐ
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