ܢܚܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic נַחְלָא (naḥlā); cognate to Hebrew נַחַל (nákhal).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nax.lɑː]

Noun

ܢܲܚܠܵܐ • (naḥlā) m sg (plural ܢܲܚܠܹ̈ܐ (naḥlē))

1. torrent
2. river, stream, wadi, gully
3. gorge, valley

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܲܚܠܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܢܲܚܠܝܼ (naḥlī)		ܢܲܚܠܲܢ (naḥlan)
	construct	ܢܚܲܠ (nḥal)		2nd person	ܢܲܚܠܘܼܟ݂ (naḥlūḵ)	ܢܲܚܠܵܟ݂ܝ (naḥlāḵ)	ܢܲܚܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (naḥlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܲܚܠܵܐ (naḥlā)		3rd person	ܢܲܚܠܹܗ (naḥlēh)	ܢܲܚܠܵܗ̇ (naḥlāh)	ܢܲܚܠܗܘܿܢ (naḥlhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܢܲܚܠܝܼ̈ (naḥlī)		ܢܲܚܠܲܢ̈ (naḥlan)
	construct	ܢܲܚܠܲܝ̈ (naḥlay)		2nd person	ܢܲܚܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (naḥlūḵ)	ܢܲܚܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (naḥlāḵ)	ܢܲܚܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (naḥlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܲܚܠܹ̈ܐ (naḥlē)		3rd person	ܢܲܚܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (naḥlūh)	ܢܲܚܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (naḥlōh)	ܢܲܚܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (naḥlhōn)

Etymology 2

From ܢܲܚܠܵܐ ܕܡܲܠܟܹ̈ܐ (literally “Gorge of the Kings”).

Alternative forms

• ܢܲܗܠܵܐ (nahlā), ܢܵܠܵܐ (nālā)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nɑːlɑː]

  Homophone: ܢܵܠܵܐ (nālā, “nightmare, incubous, devil”)

Proper noun

ܢܵܚ݇ܠܵܐ • (nālā) f

1. Nahla (Assyrian-majority geographic region lying in a valley separated by a mountain range and bound by the Great Zab River)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nɑxːlɑː]

Noun

ܢܵܚܠܵܐ • (nāḥlā) m sg (plural ܢܵܚܠܹ̈ܐ (nāḥlē), feminine ܢܵܚܸܠܬܵܐ (nāḥiltā))

1. sifter

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܲܚܠܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܢܲܚܠܝܼ (naḥlī)		ܢܲܚܠܲܢ (naḥlan)
	construct	ܢܵܚܹܠ (nāḥēl)		2nd person	ܢܲܚܠܘܼܟ݂ (naḥlūḵ)	ܢܲܚܠܵܟ݂ܝ (naḥlāḵ)	ܢܲܚܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (naḥlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܲܚܠܵܐ (naḥlā)		3rd person	ܢܲܚܠܹܗ (naḥlēh)	ܢܲܚܠܵܗ̇ (naḥlāh)	ܢܲܚܠܗܘܿܢ (naḥlhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܢܲܚܠܝܼ̈ (naḥlī)		ܢܲܚܠܲܢ̈ (naḥlan)
	construct	ܢܲܚܠܲܝ̈ (naḥlay)		2nd person	ܢܲܚܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (naḥlūḵ)	ܢܲܚܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (naḥlāḵ)	ܢܲܚܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (naḥlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܲܚܠܹ̈ܐ (naḥlē)		3rd person	ܢܲܚܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (naḥlūh)	ܢܲܚܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (naḥlōh)	ܢܲܚܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (naḥlhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew נַחַל (náḥal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [naħlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [naħle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܚܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܚܠܐ)

1. torrent
2. river, stream, wadi, gully
3. gorge, valley

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܚܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܚܠ		1st person	ܢܚܠܝ		ܢܚܠܢ
	construct	ܢܚܠ		2nd person	ܢܚܠܟ	ܢܚܠܟܝ	ܢܚܠܟܘܢ	ܢܚܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܚܠܐ		3rd person	ܢܚܠܗ	ܢܚܠܗ	ܢܚܠܗܘܢ	ܢܚܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܚܠܝܢ		1st person	ܢܚܠܝ		ܢܚܠܝܢ
	construct	ܢܚܠܝ		2nd person	ܢܚܠܝܟ	ܢܚܠܝܟܝ	ܢܚܠܝܟܘܢ	ܢܚܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܚܠܐ		3rd person	ܢܚܠܘܗܝ	ܢܚܠܝܗ	ܢܚܠܝܗܘܢ	ܢܚܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܢ-ܚ-ܠ (n-ḥ-l) related to sifting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɑħlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nɑħle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܚܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܚܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܚܠܬܐ)

1. sifter

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܚܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܚܠ		1st person	ܢܚܠܝ		ܢܚܠܢ
	construct	ܢܚܠ		2nd person	ܢܚܠܟ	ܢܚܠܟܝ	ܢܚܠܟܘܢ	ܢܚܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܚܠܐ		3rd person	ܢܚܠܗ	ܢܚܠܗ	ܢܚܠܗܘܢ	ܢܚܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܚܠܝܢ		1st person	ܢܚܠܝ		ܢܚܠܝܢ
	construct	ܢܚܠܝ		2nd person	ܢܚܠܝܟ	ܢܚܠܝܟܝ	ܢܚܠܝܟܘܢ	ܢܚܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܚܠܐ		3rd person	ܢܚܠܘܗܝ	ܢܚܠܝܗ	ܢܚܠܝܗܘܢ	ܢܚܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܢ-ܚ-ܠ (n-ḥ-l) related to sifting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [n(ə)ħɑlɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܢܚܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. sifting
2. superstitious choosing of times

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܚܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܚܠ		1st person	ܢܚܠܝ		ܢܚܠܢ
	construct	ܢܚܠ		2nd person	ܢܚܠܟ	ܢܚܠܟܝ	ܢܚܠܟܘܢ	ܢܚܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܚܠܐ		3rd person	ܢܚܠܗ	ܢܚܠܗ	ܢܚܠܗܘܢ	ܢܚܠܗܝܢ

References

• “nḥl”, 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, p. 201a, b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 335b
• 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, pp. 907b-908a