ܢܘܓܗܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܓ ܗ (n g h)
2 terms

Compare Hebrew נֹגַהּ (nógah, “Venus”).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [nuɣ.hɑː]

Noun

ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܐ • (nuḡhā) m sg (plural ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܹ̈ܐ (nuḡhē) or ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (nuḡhāwāṯē))

dawn (first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܢܘܿܓ݂ܲܗ (nōḡah)		1^st person	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܝܼ (nuḡhī)		ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܲܢ (nuḡhan)
	construct	ܢܘܿܓ݂ܲܗ (nōḡah)		2^nd person	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܘܼܟ݂ (nuḡhōḵ)	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܟ݂ܝ (nuḡhāḵ)	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nuḡhawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܐ (nuḡhā)		3^rd person	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܹܗ (nuḡhēh)	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܗ̇ (nuḡhāh)	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܗܘܿܢ (nuḡhhōn)
plural	absolute	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܝܼ̈ܢ (nuḡhīn)		1^st person	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܝܼ̈ (nuḡhī)		ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܲܢ̈ (nuḡhan)
	construct	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܲܝ̈ (nuḡhay)		2^nd person	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nuḡhōḵ)	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nuḡhāḵ)	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nuḡhawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܹ̈ܐ (nuḡhē)		3^rd person	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nuḡhūh)	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (nuḡhōh)	ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (nuḡhayhōn)

Coordinate terms

times of day: ܥܸܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ (ˁiddānē d-yāwmā)edit

ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܐ (nuḡhā)
ܕܸܢܚܵܐ (dinḥā)
ܨܲܦܪܵܐ (ṣaprā)
ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (īmāmā)
ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (ṭahrā)
ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁrāḇā)
ܢܘܼܨܦܵܐ (nuṣpā)
ܪܲܡܫܵܐ (ramšā)
ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (laylē)
ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ (palgā d-laylē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܢ ܓ ܗ related to dawning. Compare Hebrew נֹגַהּ (nṓḡah).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [nuɣhɑ]

Noun

ܢܘܓܗܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

twilight, dawn, early morning

Inflection

Inflection of **ܢܘܓܗܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܘܓܗ		1^st person	ܢܘܓܗܝ		ܢܘܓܗܢ
	construct	ܢܘܓܗ		2^nd person	ܢܘܓܗܟ	ܢܘܓܗܟܝ	ܢܘܓܗܟܘܢ	ܢܘܓܗܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܘܓܗܐ		3^rd person	ܢܘܓܗܗ	ܢܘܓܗܗ	ܢܘܓܗܗܘܢ	ܢܘܓܗܗܝܢ

Antonyms

ܢܘܨܦܐ

Proper noun

ܢܘܓܗܐ • (transliteration needed) m

(astronomy) Morning Star, Venus

References

“nwgh”, 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 196b
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 330a
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 895a