ܢܘܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܘ ܠ (n w l)
1 term

From a Middle Iranian term continued as Persian (nôl, “the outer part of the mouth; a beak, bill; a spout; the neck of a bottle; tube, channel; anything on which one leans or is supported; a whirlpool, vortex”); compare loaned Hebrew נוּל (núl) from Judaeo-Aramaic and Arabic نَوْل (nawl)

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [naw.lɑː]

Noun

ܢܲܘܠܵܐ • (nawlā) m (plural ܢܲܘ̈ܠܹܐ (nawlē))

beam of a loom; web
Synonyms: ܙܸܩܪܵܐ (ziqrā), ܓܲܪܕܵܐ (gardā)
Ellipsis of ܦܪܵܣܢܲܘܠܵܐ (prāsnawlā, “Internet”).

Inflection

Inflection of **ܢܲܘܠܵܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	–	1^st person	ܢܲܘܠܝܼ (nawlī)		ܢܲܘܠܲܢ (nawlan)
	construct	ܢܘܿܠ (nōl)	2^nd person	ܢܲܘܠܘܼܟ݂ (nawlūḵ)	ܢܲܘܠܵܟ݂ܝ (nawlāḵ)	ܢܲܘܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nawlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܲܘܠܵܐ (nawlā)	3^rd person	ܢܲܘܠܹܗ (nawlēh)	ܢܲܘܠܵܗ̇ (nawlāh)	ܢܲܘܠܗܘܿܢ (nawlhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1^st person	ܢܲܘܠܝܼ̈ (nawlī)		ܢܲܘܠܲܢ̈ (nawlan)
	construct	ܢܲܘܠܲܝ̈ (nawlay)	2^nd person	ܢܲܘܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nawlūḵ)	ܢܲܘܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nawlāḵ)	ܢܲܘܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nawlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܲܘ̈ܠܹܐ (nawlē)	3^rd person	ܢܲܘܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nawlūh)	ܢܲܘ̈ܠܘܿܗ̇ (nawlōh)	ܢܲܘܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (nawlhōn)

Derived terms

ܢܲܘܠܵܝܵܐ (nawlāyā)
ܥܲܠ ܢܲܘܠܵܐ (ˁal nawlā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From a Middle Iranian term continued as Persian (nôl, “the outer part of the mouth; a beak, bill; a spout; the neck of a bottle; tube, channel; anything on which one leans or is supported; a whirlpool, vortex”).^[1] The Hebrew נוּל (nūl) is even later loaned from Judaeo-Aramaic where it means “loom”.^[2]^[3]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [nawlɑ] (in the singular)
IPA^(key): [nawle] (in the plural)

Noun

ܢܘܠܐ • (nawlā) m (plural ܢܘܠܐ (nawlā))

beam (of a loom)
weft, woof
web

Inflection

Inflection of **ܢܘܠܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܘܠ	1^st person	ܢܘܠܝ		ܢܘܠܢ
	construct	ܢܘܠ	2^nd person	ܢܘܠܟ	ܢܘܠܟܝ	ܢܘܠܟܘܢ	ܢܘܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܘܠܐ	3^rd person	ܢܘܠܗ	ܢܘܠܗ	ܢܘܠܗܘܢ	ܢܘܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܘܠܝܢ	1^st person	ܢܘܠܝ		ܢܘܠܝܢ
	construct	ܢܘܠܝ	2^nd person	ܢܘܠܝܟ	ܢܘܠܝܟܝ	ܢܘܠܝܟܘܢ	ܢܘܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܘܠܐ	3^rd person	ܢܘܠܘܗܝ	ܢܘܠܝܗ	ܢܘܠܝܗܘܢ	ܢܘܠܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

→ Arabic: نَوْل (nawl)

References

“nwl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, pages 420a–b
Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 200a
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 332b
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, page 899b

^ Corriente, Federico, Pereira, Christophe, Vicente, Angeles, editors (2017), Dictionnaire du faisceau dialectal arabe andalou. Perspectives phraséologiques et étymologiques (in French), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 1299
^ Klein, Ernest (1987) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 408b
^ Podolsky, Baruch (1998) “Notes on Hebrew Etymology”, in Schlomo Isre'el, Itamar Singer, Ran Zadok, editors, Past links: Studies in the languages and cultures of the ancient Near East (Israel Oriental studies; 18)‎^[2], Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, →ISBN, pages 200–201

[1] Corriente, Federico, Pereira, Christophe, Vicente, Angeles, editors (2017), Dictionnaire du faisceau dialectal arabe andalou. Perspectives phraséologiques et étymologiques (in French), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 1299

[2] Klein, Ernest (1987) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 408b

[3] Podolsky, Baruch (1998) “Notes on Hebrew Etymology”, in Schlomo Isre'el, Itamar Singer, Ran Zadok, editors, Past links: Studies in the languages and cultures of the ancient Near East (Israel Oriental studies; 18)‎^[2], Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, →ISBN, pages 200–201

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