ܢܒܓܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܢ ܒ ܓ (n b g)
1 term

Inherited from Aramaic נֵבְגָּא (neḇgā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [nɪw.ɡɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [nuːd͡ʒɑː]

Noun

ܢܸܒ݂ܓܵܐ • (niḇgām (plural ܢܸܒ݂ܓܹ̈ܐ (niḇgē))

  1. shoot, sprout
Inflection
Inflection of ܢܸܒ݂ܓܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܢܸܒ݂ܓ (niḇg) 1st person ܢܸܒ݂ܓܝܼ (niḇgī) ܢܸܒ݂ܓܲܢ (niḇgan)
construct ܢܸܒ݂ܓ (niḇg) 2nd person ܢܸܒ݂ܓܘܼܟ݂ (niḇgōḵ) ܢܸܒ݂ܓܵܟ݂ܝ (niḇgāḵ) ܢܸܒ݂ܓܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (niḇgawḵōn)
emphatic ܢܸܒ݂ܓܵܐ (niḇgā) 3rd person ܢܸܒ݂ܓܹܗ (niḇgēh) ܢܸܒ݂ܓܵܗ̇ (niḇgāh) ܢܸܒ݂ܓܗܘܿܢ (niḇghōn)
plural absolute ܢܸܒ݂ܓܝܼ̈ܢ (niḇgīn) 1st person ܢܸܒ݂ܓܝܼ̈ (niḇgī) ܢܸܒ݂ܓܲܢ̈ (niḇgan)
construct ܢܸܒ݂ܓܲܝ̈ (niḇgay) 2nd person ܢܸܒ݂ܓܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (niḇgōḵ) ܢܸܒ݂ܓܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (niḇgāḵ) ܢܸܒ݂ܓܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (niḇgawḵōn)
emphatic ܢܸܒ݂ܓܹ̈ܐ (niḇgē) 3rd person ܢܸܒ݂ܓܘܼ̈ܗܝ (niḇgūh) ܢܸܒ݂ܓܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (niḇgōh) ܢܸܒ݂ܓܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (niḇgayhōn)

Etymology 2

Root
ܢ ܒ ܓ (n b g)
1 term

Uncertain:

  • possibly derived from the native root ܢ ܒ ܓ (n b g), related also to the root ܢ ܒ ܥ (n b ˁ).
  • possibly Borrowed from Northern Kurdish nevî with the Kurdish diminutive suffix -ik
  • possibly Borrowed from Akkadian nābgu (grandchild)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [nɑwːɡɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [nɑːvid͡ʒ.d͡ʒɑː]

Noun

ܢܵܒ݂ܓܵܐ • (nāḇgām (plural ܢܵܒ݂ܓܹ̈ܐ (nāḇgē), feminine ܢܵܒ݂ܸܓܬܵܐ (nāḇigtā))

  1. grandson (son of one’s child)
    Synonym: ܒܲܪ ܐܸܒܪܵܐ (bar ibrā)
Inflection
Inflection of ܢܵܒ݂ܓܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܢܵܒ݂ܓ (nāḇg) 1st person ܢܵܒ݂ܓܝܼ (nāḇgī) ܢܵܒ݂ܓܲܢ (nāḇgan)
construct ܢܵܒ݂ܓ (nāḇg) 2nd person ܢܵܒ݂ܓܘܼܟ݂ (nāḇgōḵ) ܢܵܒ݂ܓܵܟ݂ܝ (nāḇgāḵ) ܢܵܒ݂ܓܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nāḇgawḵōn)
emphatic ܢܵܒ݂ܓܵܐ (nāḇgā) 3rd person ܢܵܒ݂ܓܹܗ (nāḇgēh) ܢܵܒ݂ܓܵܗ̇ (nāḇgāh) ܢܵܒ݂ܓܗܘܿܢ (nāḇghōn)
plural absolute ܢܵܒ݂ܓܝܼ̈ܢ (nāḇgīn) 1st person ܢܵܒ݂ܓܝܼ̈ (nāḇgī) ܢܵܒ݂ܓܲܢ̈ (nāḇgan)
construct ܢܵܒ݂ܓܲܝ̈ (nāḇgay) 2nd person ܢܵܒ݂ܓܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nāḇgōḵ) ܢܵܒ݂ܓܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nāḇgāḵ) ܢܵܒ݂ܓܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nāḇgawḵōn)
emphatic ܢܵܒ݂ܓܹ̈ܐ (nāḇgē) 3rd person ܢܵܒ݂ܓܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nāḇgūh) ܢܵܒ݂ܓܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (nāḇgōh) ܢܵܒ݂ܓܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (nāḇgayhōn)

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