ינק

Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *yanaḳ-.

Descendants

  • Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: ינקא (yānqā)

Verb

יְנַק • (yᵊnaq)

  1. to suck

Further reading

  • ynq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

Hebrew

Root
י־נ־ק (y-n-q)
7 terms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *yanaḳ-.

Verb

יָנַק • (yanák) (pa'al construction, infinitive לינוק / לִינֹק, future יִינַק, imperative יְנַק)

  1. to suckle, to nurse, to breastfeed

Conjugation

Conjugation of יָנַק (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לינוק / לִינֹק
action noun יְנִיקָה
passive participle
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first יָנַקְתִּי יָנַקְנוּ
second יָנַקְתָּ יָנַקְתְּ יְנַקְתֶּם1 יְנַקְתֶּן1
third יָנַק יָנְקָה יָנְקוּ
present יוֹנֵק יוֹנֶקֶת יוֹנְקִים יוֹנְקוֹת
future first אִינַק נִינַק
second תִּינַק תִּינְקִי תִּינְקוּ תִּינַקְנָה2
third יִינַק תִּינַק יִינְקוּ תִּינַקְנָה2
imperative יְנַק יִנְקִי יִנְקוּ יְנַקְנָה2

1 Pronounced יָנַקְתֶּם and יָנַקְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

  • Biblical Hebrew נוק (nūq, to suck, to nurse)