ܢܚܫܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
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Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܢ ܚ ܫ (n ḥ š) |
| 1 term |
Inherited from Aramaic נְחָשָׁא (nḥāšā), itself from Proto-Semitic *naḥaš- (“snake, reptile; divination, incantations; to learn secret things”) but uncertain; compare Arabic نُحَاس (nuḥās) and Hebrew נְחֹשֶׁת (n'khóshet). The latter noun is derived from the former as is Arabic نَحَّاس (naḥḥās).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܢܚܵܫܵܐ • (nḥāšā) m
Inflection
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܚܵܫ (nḥāš) | 1st person | ܢܚܵܫܝܼ (nḥāšī) | ܢܚܵܫܲܢ (nḥāšan) | |||
| construct | ܢܚܵܫ (nḥāš) | 2nd person | ܢܚܵܫܘܼܟ݂ (nḥāšōḵ) | ܢܚܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ (nḥāšāḵ) | ܢܚܵܫܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nḥāšawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܚܵܫܵܐ (nḥāšā) | 3rd person | ܢܚܵܫܹܗ (nḥāšēh) | ܢܚܵܫܵܗ̇ (nḥāšāh) | ܢܚܵܫܗܘܿܢ (nḥāšhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܢܚܵܫܵܢܵܝܵܐ (nḥāšānāyā)
Noun
ܢܲܚܵܫܵܐ • (naḥḥāšā) m sg (plural ܢܲܚܵܫܹ̈ܐ (naḥḥāšē), feminine ܢܲܚܵܫܬܵܐ (naḥḥāštā))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܲܚܵܫ (naḥḥāš) | 1st person | ܢܲܚܵܫܝܼ (naḥḥāšī) | ܢܲܚܵܫܲܢ (naḥḥāšan) | |||
| construct | ܢܲܚܵܫ (naḥḥāš) | 2nd person | ܢܲܚܵܫܘܼܟ݂ (naḥḥāšōḵ) | ܢܲܚܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ (naḥḥāšāḵ) | ܢܲܚܵܫܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (naḥḥāšawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܲܚܵܫܵܐ (naḥḥāšā) | 3rd person | ܢܲܚܵܫܹܗ (naḥḥāšēh) | ܢܲܚܵܫܵܗ̇ (naḥḥāšāh) | ܢܲܚܵܫܗܘܿܢ (naḥḥāšhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܢܲܚܵܫܝܼ̈ܢ (naḥḥāšīn) | 1st person | ܢܲܚܵܫܝܼ̈ (naḥḥāšī) | ܢܲܚܵܫܲܢ̈ (naḥḥāšan) | |||
| construct | ܢܲܚܵܫܲܝ̈ (naḥḥāšay) | 2nd person | ܢܲܚܵܫܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (naḥḥāšōḵ) | ܢܲܚܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (naḥḥāšāḵ) | ܢܲܚܵܫܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (naḥḥāšawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܲܚܵܫܹ̈ܐ (naḥḥāšē) | 3rd person | ܢܲܚܵܫܘܼ̈ܗܝ (naḥḥāšūh) | ܢܲܚܵܫܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (naḥḥāšōh) | ܢܲܚܵܫܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (naḥḥāšayhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Compare Arabic نُحَاس (nuḥās) and Hebrew נְחֹשֶׁת (nəḥōšeṯ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [n(ə)ħɑʃɑ]
Noun
ܢܚܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܚܫ | 1st person | ܢܚܫܝ | ܢܚܫܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܚܫ | 2nd person | ܢܚܫܟ | ܢܚܫܟܝ | ܢܚܫܟܘܢ | ܢܚܫܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܚܫܐ | 3rd person | ܢܚܫܗ | ܢܚܫܗ | ܢܚܫܗܘܢ | ܢܚܫܗܝܢ | ||
Derived terms
- ܢܚܫܝܐ
- ܢܚܫܐ ܠܒܢܝܐ
- ܢܚܫܐ ܩܘܪܢܬܝܐ
Etymology 2
Modified from above. Compare Arabic نَحَّاس (naḥḥās).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [naħħɑʃɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [naħħɑʃe] (plural)
Noun
ܢܚܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܚܫܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܚܫܬܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܚܫ | 1st person | ܢܚܫܝ | ܢܚܫܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܚܫ | 2nd person | ܢܚܫܟ | ܢܚܫܟܝ | ܢܚܫܟܘܢ | ܢܚܫܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܚܫܐ | 3rd person | ܢܚܫܗ | ܢܚܫܗ | ܢܚܫܗܘܢ | ܢܚܫܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܢܚܫܝܢ | 1st person | ܢܚܫܝ | ܢܚܫܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܚܫܝ | 2nd person | ܢܚܫܝܟ | ܢܚܫܝܟܝ | ܢܚܫܝܟܘܢ | ܢܚܫܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܚܫܐ | 3rd person | ܢܚܫܘܗܝ | ܢܚܫܝܗ | ܢܚܫܝܗܘܢ | ܢܚܫܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 3
Compare Hebrew נַחַשׁ (náḥaš).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nɛħʃɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [nɛħʃe] (plural)
Noun
ܢܚܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܚܫܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܚܫ | 1st person | ܢܚܫܝ | ܢܚܫܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܚܫ | 2nd person | ܢܚܫܟ | ܢܚܫܟܝ | ܢܚܫܟܘܢ | ܢܚܫܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܚܫܐ | 3rd person | ܢܚܫܗ | ܢܚܫܗ | ܢܚܫܗܘܢ | ܢܚܫܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܢܚܫܝܢ | 1st person | ܢܚܫܝ | ܢܚܫܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܚܫܝ | 2nd person | ܢܚܫܝܟ | ܢܚܫܝܟܝ | ܢܚܫܝܟܘܢ | ܢܚܫܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܚܫܐ | 3rd person | ܢܚܫܘܗܝ | ܢܚܫܝܗ | ܢܚܫܝܗܘܢ | ܢܚܫܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 4
Modified from above.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nɑħʃɑ], [naħħɑʃɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [nɑħʃe], [naħħɑʃe] (plural)
Noun
ܢܚܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܚܫܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܚܫܬܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܚܫ | 1st person | ܢܚܫܝ | ܢܚܫܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܚܫ | 2nd person | ܢܚܫܟ | ܢܚܫܟܝ | ܢܚܫܟܘܢ | ܢܚܫܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܚܫܐ | 3rd person | ܢܚܫܗ | ܢܚܫܗ | ܢܚܫܗܘܢ | ܢܚܫܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܢܚܫܝܢ | 1st person | ܢܚܫܝ | ܢܚܫܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܚܫܝ | 2nd person | ܢܚܫܝܟ | ܢܚܫܝܟܝ | ܢܚܫܝܟܘܢ | ܢܚܫܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܚܫܐ | 3rd person | ܢܚܫܘܗܝ | ܢܚܫܝܗ | ܢܚܫܝܗܘܢ | ܢܚܫܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “nḥš”, 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 201b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 336a
- 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, pages 908b–909a