ܓܘܢܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Northern Kurdish جوان (cwan, “young, beautiful”).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒwan.qɑː]
(Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒoːnqa]

Noun

ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܵܐ • (jwanqā) m sg (plural ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܹ̈ܐ (jwanqē), feminine ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܬܵܐ (jwanqtā) or ܚܲܡܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥamṯā))

(slang) guy, boy, young man, young unmarried man
(slang) beau, suitor, sweetheart, lover

Inflection

Inflection of **ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܓ̰ܲܘܢܲܩ (jawnaq)		1^st person	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܝܼ (jwanqī)		ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܲܢ (jwanqan)
	construct	ܓ̰ܲܘܢܲܩ (jawnaq)		2^nd person	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܘܼܟ݂ (jwanqōḵ)	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܵܟ݂ܝ (jwanqāḵ)	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (jwanqawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܵܐ (jwanqā)		3^rd person	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܹܗ (jwanqēh)	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܵܗ̇ (jwanqāh)	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܗܘܿܢ (jwanqhōn)
plural	absolute	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܝܼ̈ܢ (jwanqīn)		1^st person	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܝܼ̈ (jwanqī)		ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܲܢ̈ (jwanqan)
	construct	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܲܝ̈ (jwanqay)		2^nd person	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (jwanqōḵ)	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (jwanqāḵ)	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (jwanqawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܹ̈ܐ (jwanqē)		3^rd person	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܘܼ̈ܗܝ (jwanqūh)	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (jwanqōh)	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (jwanqayhōn)

See also

ܝܲܠܕܵܐ (yaldā, “boy”)
ܥܠܲܝܡܵܐ (ˁlaymā, “youth”)

Adjective

ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܵܐ • (jwanqā) (feminine ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܬܵܐ (jwanqtā), plural ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܹ̈ܐ (jwanqē))

(slang) beautiful, attractive, sexy