ܢܝܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܢ ܘ ܚ (n w ḥ)
5 terms

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew נוֹחַ (nóakh, comfortable, easy).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [niːxɑː]

Adjective

ܢܝܼܚܵܐ • (nīḥā) (feminine ܢܝܼܚܬܵܐ (nīḥtā), plural ܢܝܼܚܹ̈ܐ (nīḥē))

  1. slow
    Synonym: ܡܲܬܝܼܢܵܐ (matīnā)
    Antonyms: ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ (qalūlā), ܡܣܲܪܗܒ݂ܵܐ (msarhḇā)
  2. quiet, still, calm
    Synonyms: ܗܲܕܝܼܐܵܐ (hadīˀā), ܫܸܠܝܵܐ (šilyā), ܫܬܝܼܩܵܐ (štīqā)
Derived terms
  • ܢܝܼܚܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (nīḥūṯā, slowness)
  • ܢܝܼܚܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (nīḥāˀīṯ, slowly)

Adverb

ܢܝܼܚܵܐ • (nīḥā)

  1. slowly, easily
    Synonyms: ܗܹܕܝܼ (hēdī), ܡܲܬܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (matīnāˀīṯ)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • ܢܝܼܚܵܐ:
    • (Standard) IPA(key): [niːxɑː]
  • ܢܝܵܚܵܐ:
    • (Standard) IPA(key): [nəjɑːxɑː]

Verb

ܢܝܼܚܵܐ • (nīḥā) (feminine ܢܝܼܚܬܵܐ (niḥtā), plural ܢܝܼܚܹ̈ܐ (nīḥē))

  1. past participle of ܢܵܐܹܚ (nāˀēḥ, to rest)

Verb

ܢܝܵܚܵܐ • (nyāḥā)

  1. present participle of ܢܵܐܹܚ (nāˀēḥ, to rest)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܢ ܘ ܚ related to resting. Compare Hebrew נוֹחַ (nôaḥ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [n(ə)jɑħɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [n(ə)jɑħe] (plural)

Noun

ܢܝܚܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܢܝܚܐ)

  1. quiet, calm, peacefulness
  2. rest, ease, relief
  3. resting place
  4. recovery, convalescence, refreshment
  5. pleasure, satisfaction, appeasing
  6. will, desire
  7. grace

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܝܚܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܢܝܚ 1st person ܢܝܚܝ ܢܝܚܢ
construct ܢܝܚ 2nd person ܢܝܚܟ ܢܝܚܟܝ ܢܝܚܟܘܢ ܢܝܚܟܝܢ
emphatic ܢܝܚܐ 3rd person ܢܝܚܗ ܢܝܚܗ ܢܝܚܗܘܢ ܢܝܚܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܢܝܚܝܢ 1st person ܢܝܚܝ ܢܝܚܝܢ
construct ܢܝܚܝ 2nd person ܢܝܚܝܟ ܢܝܚܝܟܝ ܢܝܚܝܟܘܢ ܢܝܚܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܢܝܚܐ 3rd person ܢܝܚܘܗܝ ܢܝܚܝܗ ܢܝܚܝܗܘܢ ܢܝܚܝܗܝܢ

References

  • nyḥ”, 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 199b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 338a
  • 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 914b