ܢܝܚܬܐ

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 • (nəyāḥtā) f (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
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