ܢܥܡܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
| Root |
|---|
| ܢ ܥ ܡ (n ˁ m) |
| 3 terms |
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac. Outside Aramaic only found in Arabic نَعَام (naʕām), Safaitic 𐪌𐪒𐪃 (nʿm /naʿām/), and Mishnaic Hebrew נָעֳמִית (nāʿŏmîṯ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [naʕʕaːmaː]
Noun
ܢܲܥܵܡܵܐ • (naˁāmā) m sg (plural ܢܲܥܵܡܹ̈ܐ (naˁāmē), feminine ܢܲܥܵܡܬܵܐ (naˁāmtā))
- ostrich
- Lamentations 4:3:
- ܐܘܼܦ ܝܵܪܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ ܚܠܝܼܨ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܒܸܙܵܐ، ܡܘܼܡܸܨ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܙܲܥܝܵܝ̈ܗܝ. ܒܪܵܬܵܐ ܕܛܵܝܸܦܝܼ ܠܡܵܚܘܿܬܵܐ ܕܐܵܣܝܘܼܬܵܐ، ܘܐܲܝܟ݂ ܢܲܥܵܡܹ̈ܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ.
- ūp yārōrē ḥlīṣ lhōn bizzā, mūmiṣ lhōn zaˁyāyh. brātā dṭāyipī lmāḥōtā d-āsyūtā, w-ayḵ naˁāmē gāw barīyā.
- Even the jackals draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.
- Lamentations 4:3:
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܲܥܵܡ (naˁām) | 1st person | ܢܲܥܵܡܝܼ (naˁāmī) | ܢܲܥܵܡܲܢ (naˁāman) | |||
| construct | ܢܲܥܵܡ (naˁām) | 2nd person | ܢܲܥܵܡܘܼܟ݂ (naˁāmōḵ) | ܢܲܥܵܡܵܟ݂ܝ (naˁāmāḵ) | ܢܲܥܵܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (naˁāmawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܲܥܵܡܵܐ (naˁāmā) | 3rd person | ܢܲܥܵܡܹܗ (naˁāmēh) | ܢܲܥܵܡܵܗ̇ (naˁāmāh) | ܢܲܥܵܡܗܘܿܢ (naˁāmhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܢܲܥܵܡܝܼ̈ܢ (naˁāmīn) | 1st person | ܢܲܥܵܡܝܼ̈ (naˁāmī) | ܢܲܥܵܡܲܢ̈ (naˁāman) | |||
| construct | ܢܲܥܵܡܲܝ̈ (naˁāmay) | 2nd person | ܢܲܥܵܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (naˁāmōḵ) | ܢܲܥܵܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (naˁāmāḵ) | ܢܲܥܵܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (naˁāmawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܲܥܵܡܹ̈ܐ (naˁāmē) | 3rd person | ܢܲܥܵܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (naˁāmūh) | ܢܲܥܵܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (naˁāmōh) | ܢܲܥܵܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (naˁāmayhōn) | |||
Etymology 2
Ultimately borrowed from Arabic نِعْمَة (niʕma).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [naʕ.meː]
Noun
ܢܲܥܡܹ̈ܐ • (naˁmē) f pl (plural only)
Inflection
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| plural | absolute | ܢܲܥܡܝܼ̈ܢ (naˁmīn) | 1st person | ܢܲܥܡܝܼ̈ (naˁmī) | ܢܲܥܡܲܢ̈ (naˁman) | |||
| construct | ܢܲܥܡܲܝ̈ (naˁmay) | 2nd person | ܢܲܥܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (naˁmōḵ) | ܢܲܥܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (naˁmāḵ) | ܢܲܥܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (naˁmawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܲܥܡܹ̈ܐ (naˁmē) | 3rd person | ܢܲܥܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (naˁmūh) | ܢܲܥܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (naˁmōh) | ܢܲܥܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (naˁmayhōn) | |||
Proper noun
ܢܲܥܡܹܐ • (naˁmē) f
- a female given name
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Outside Aramaic only found in Arabic نَعَام (naʕām), Safaitic 𐪌𐪒𐪃 (nʿm /naʿām/), and Mishnaic Hebrew נָעֳמִית (nāʿŏmîṯ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [naʕˈʕɑ.mɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [naʕˈʕɑ.mɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [nɑˈʕo.mo]
Noun
ܢܥܡܐ • (naʿʿāmā) m (plural ܢܥܡܐ (naʿʿāmē))
- ostrich
- Synonyms: ܟܢܦܝ ܫܒܚܝܢ, ܥܢܩܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ
- Peshitta, Lamentations 4:3:
- ܓܠܝ̈ ܐܝܟ ܝܪܘܪ̈ܐ ܬܕܝܗܝ̈ܢ: ܘܐܝܢܩ ܓܪ̈ܝܗܝܢ. ܗܘܬ ܒܪܬ ܥܡܝ ܠܡܚܘܬܐ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗ̇ ܐܣܝܘܬܐ: ܘܐܝܟ ܢܥܡܐ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ.
- gəlay ʾāḵ yārōrē ṯəḏayhēn wə-ʾayneq gərayhēn: həwāṯ ba[r]ṯ ʿam[y] la-məḥōṯā ḏə-layt lāh ʾāsyūṯā, wə-ʾāḵ naʿʿāmā ḇə-maḏbərā.
- Even the jackals draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܥܡ | 1st person | ܢܥܡܝ | ܢܥܡܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܥܡ | 2nd person | ܢܥܡܟ | ܢܥܡܟܝ | ܢܥܡܟܘܢ | ܢܥܡܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܥܡܐ | 3rd person | ܢܥܡܗ | ܢܥܡܗ | ܢܥܡܗܘܢ | ܢܥܡܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܢܥܡܝܢ | 1st person | ܢܥܡܝ | ܢܥܡܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܥܡܝ | 2nd person | ܢܥܡܝܟ | ܢܥܡܝܟܝ | ܢܥܡܝܟܘܢ | ܢܥܡܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܥܡܐ | 3rd person | ܢܥܡܘܗܝ | ܢܥܡܝܗ | ܢܥܡܝܗܘܢ | ܢܥܡܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [nɛʕ.mɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [nɪʕ.mɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [neʕ.mo]
Noun
ܢܥܡܐ • (neʿmā) m (plural ܢܥܡܐ (neʿmē))
- alternative form of ܢܥܡܬܐ (neʿmṯā, “voice or tone in singing etc.”)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܥܡ | 1st person | ܢܥܡܝ | ܢܥܡܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܥܡ | 2nd person | ܢܥܡܟ | ܢܥܡܟܝ | ܢܥܡܟܘܢ | ܢܥܡܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܥܡܐ | 3rd person | ܢܥܡܗ | ܢܥܡܗ | ܢܥܡܗܘܢ | ܢܥܡܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܢܥܡܝܢ | 1st person | ܢܥܡܝ | ܢܥܡܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܥܡܝ | 2nd person | ܢܥܡܝܟ | ܢܥܡܝܟܝ | ܢܥܡܝܟܘܢ | ܢܥܡܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܥܡܐ | 3rd person | ܢܥܡܘܗܝ | ܢܥܡܝܗ | ܢܥܡܝܗܘܢ | ܢܥܡܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “nˁm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2 October 2011
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 207a
- Löw, Immanuel (1911) “Lexikalische Miszellen”, in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes[1] (in German), volume 25, pages 190–193, Nr. 5
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 343a
- 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 928a