ܝܢܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܝ ܢ ܩ (y n q)
1 term

Derived from the verb ܝܵܢܹܩ (yānēq, “to suck”); compare Hebrew תִּינוֹק (tinók).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [jan.qɑː]

Noun

ܝܲܢܩܵܐ • (yanqā) m sg (plural ܝܲܢܩܹ̈ܐ (yanqē), feminine ܝܲܢܩܬܵܐ (yanqtā))

1. baby, infant, suckling

   ܝܲܢܩܹ̈ܐ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܝܼ ܡܗܲܠܟ݂ܝܼ. ― yanqē lā kē māṣī mhalḵī. ― Babies cannot walk.

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܲܢܩܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܝܲܢܩܝܼ (yanqī)		ܝܲܢܩܲܢ (yanqan)
	construct	ܝܼܢܲܩ (īnaq)		2nd person	ܝܲܢܩܘܼܟ݂ (yanqūḵ)	ܝܲܢܩܵܟ݂ܝ (yanqāḵ)	ܝܲܢܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yanqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܢܩܵܐ (yanqā)		3rd person	ܝܲܢܩܹܗ (yanqēh)	ܝܲܢܩܵܗ̇ (yanqāh)	ܝܲܢܩܗܘܿܢ (yanqhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܝܲܢܩܝܼ̈ (yanqī)		ܝܲܢܩܲܢ̈ (yanqan)
	construct	ܝܲܢܩܲܝ̈ (yanqay)		2nd person	ܝܲܢܩܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (yanqūḵ)	ܝܲܢܩܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (yanqāḵ)	ܝܲܢܩܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yanqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܢܩܹ̈ܐ (yanqē)		3rd person	ܝܲܢܩܘܼ̈ܗܝ (yanqūh)	ܝܲܢܩ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (yanqōh)	ܝܲܢܩܗ̈ܘܿܢ (yanqhōn)

See also

• ܥܘܸܠܵܐ (ˁwillā, “embryo, fetus”)
• ܫܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (šaḇrā, “child, infant”)
• ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܐ (yālā, “boy”)