ܢܝܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?], from Middle Persian nyšʾn' (/⁠nīšān⁠/); compare Parthian 𐫗𐫏𐫢𐫀𐫗 (nyšʾn /⁠nīšān⁠/), Persian نشان (nešân) and Hebrew נֵס (nes). Doublet of ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܵܐ (nīšanqā, sign, signal).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [niːʃɑː]

Noun

ܢܝܼܫܵܐ • (nīšām sg (plural ܢܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ (nīšē))

  1. target, object, aim, end
  2. objective, purpose, design, intention
  3. goal
  4. (sports) goal

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܝܼܫܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܢܝܼܫ (nīš) 1st person ܢܝܼܫܝܼ (nīšī) ܢܝܼܫܲܢ (nīšan)
construct ܢܝܼܫ (nīš) 2nd person ܢܝܼܫܘܼܟ݂ (nīšōḵ) ܢܝܼܫܵܟ݂ܝ (nīšāḵ) ܢܝܼܫܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nīšawḵōn)
emphatic ܢܝܼܫܵܐ (nīšā) 3rd person ܢܝܼܫܹܗ (nīšēh) ܢܝܼܫܵܗ̇ (nīšāh) ܢܝܼܫܗܘܿܢ (nīšhōn)
plural absolute ܢܝܼܫܝܼ̈ܢ (nīšīn) 1st person ܢܝܼܫܝܼ̈ (nīšī) ܢܝܼܫܲܢ̈ (nīšan)
construct ܢܝܼܫܲܝ̈ (nīšay) 2nd person ܢܝܼܫܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nīšōḵ) ܢܝܼܫܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nīšāḵ) ܢܝܼܫܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nīšawḵōn)
emphatic ܢܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ (nīšē) 3rd person ܢܝܼܫܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nīšūh) ܢܝܼܫܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (nīšōh) ܢܝܼܫܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (nīšayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܢܝܼܫܵܝܵܐ (nīšāyā)
  • ܒܢܝܼܫܵܐ ܕ- (bnīšā d-)
  • ܕܠܵܐ ܢܝܼܫܵܐ (d-lā nīšā)
  • ܓܠܝܼܙ ܢܝܼܫܵܐ (glīz nīšā)

Proper noun

ܢܝܼܫܵܐ • (nīšāf

  1. a female given name

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Old Persian [Term?]; compare Middle Persian nyšʾn' (/⁠nīšān⁠/), Manichaean Parthian 𐫗𐫏𐫢𐫀𐫗 (nyšʾn /⁠nīšān⁠/), Persian نشان (nešân), Hebrew נֵס (nēs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [niʃɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [niʃe] (plural)

Noun

ܢܝܫܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܢܝܫܐ)

  1. sign, monument, portent, banner
  2. ensign, symbol, standard, flag
  3. (astrology) zodiac sign
  4. signification, sense, point, subject, theme, matter, affair, proposition, argument
  5. aim, goal, target, objective, end, intention, purpose
  6. occasion, opportunity
  7. appearance, design, style, manner, form, rule, plan
  8. character
  9. project, example
  10. (music) meter/metre, mode
  11. song, poem
  12. (orthography) diacritical point, mark, accent
  13. (grammar) noun form
  14. (astronomy) observation

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܝܫܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܢܝܫ 1st person ܢܝܫܝ ܢܝܫܢ
construct ܢܝܫ 2nd person ܢܝܫܟ ܢܝܫܟܝ ܢܝܫܟܘܢ ܢܝܫܟܝܢ
emphatic ܢܝܫܐ 3rd person ܢܝܫܗ ܢܝܫܗ ܢܝܫܗܘܢ ܢܝܫܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܢܝܫܝܢ 1st person ܢܝܫܝ ܢܝܫܝܢ
construct ܢܝܫܝ 2nd person ܢܝܫܝܟ ܢܝܫܝܟܝ ܢܝܫܝܟܘܢ ܢܝܫܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܢܝܫܐ 3rd person ܢܝܫܘܗܝ ܢܝܫܝܗ ܢܝܫܝܗܘܢ ܢܝܫܝܗܝܢ

See also

  • ܢܝܣܐ

References

  • nyš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 1 June 2011
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 203b–204a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 339a
  • 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 916b–917a