ܢܪܓܝܠܐ
See also: ܢܪܓܝܠ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian نارگیل (nârgil, “coconut palm”), from Sanskrit नारिकेल (nārikela, “coconut palm”); also borrowed into Arabic نَارْجِيل (nārjīl), and Hindi नारिकेल (nārikel). Doublet of ܐܲܪܓܝܼܠܵܐ (argīlā).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܢܵܪܓܝܼܠܵܐ • (nārgīlā) m sg (plural ܢܵܪ̈ܓܝܼܠܹܐ (nārgīlē))
- coconut (a fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed)
- Synonym: ܓܘܿܙ ܗܸܢܕܘܼ (gōz hindū)
- alternative form of ܐܲܪܓܝܼܠܵܐ (argīlā, “narghile, hookah, water pipe”)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܵܪܓܝܼܠ (nārgīl) | 1st person | ܢܵܪܓܝܼܠܝܼ (nārgīlī) | ܢܵܪܓܝܼܠܲܢ (nārgīlan) | |||
| construct | ܢܵܪܓܝܼܠ (nārgīl) | 2nd person | ܢܵܪܓܝܼܠܘܼܟ݂ (nārgīlōḵ) | ܢܵܪܓܝܼܠܵܟ݂ܝ (nārgīlāḵ) | ܢܵܪܓܝܼܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nārgīlawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܵܪܓܝܼܠܵܐ (nārgīlā) | 3rd person | ܢܵܪܓܝܼܠܹܗ (nārgīlēh) | ܢܵܪܓܝܼܠܵܗ̇ (nārgīlāh) | ܢܵܪܓܝܼܠܗܘܿܢ (nārgīlhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܢܵܪ̈ܓܝܼܠܝܼܢ (nārgīlīn) | 1st person | ܢܵܪ̈ܓܝܼܠܝܼ (nārgīlī) | ܢܵܪ̈ܓܝܼܠܲܢ (nārgīlan) | |||
| construct | ܢܵܪ̈ܓܝܼܠܲܝ (nārgīlay) | 2nd person | ܢܵܪ̈ܓܝܼܠܘܼܟ݂ (nārgīlōḵ) | ܢܵܪ̈ܓܝܼܠܵܟ݂ܝ (nārgīlāḵ) | ܢܵܪ̈ܓܝܼܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nārgīlawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܵܪ̈ܓܝܼܠܹܐ (nārgīlē) | 3rd person | ܢܵܪ̈ܓܝܼܠܘܼܗܝ (nārgīlūh) | ܢܵܪ̈ܓܝܼܠܘܼܗ̇ (nārgīlōh) | ܢܵܪ̈ܓܝܼܠܲܝܗܘܿܢ (nārgīlayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܢܵܪܓܝܼܠܵܐ (ḥalḇā dnārgīlā, “coconut milk”)
- ܡܲܝ̈ ܢܵܪܓܝܼܠܵܐ (may nārgīlā, “coconut water”)
- ܡܸܫܚܵܐ ܕܢܵܪܓܝܼܠܵܐ (mišḥā dnārgīlā, “coconut oil”)