ܢܚܢܚܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Akkadian 𒈾𒄴𒈾𒄭𒂊𒋼 (/⁠naḫnaḫatu⁠/, “cartilage”) and Arabic نَحْنَحَة (naḥnaḥa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nax.nax.tɑː]

Noun

ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܵܐ • (naḥnaḥtā) f (plural ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬܹ̈ܐ (naḥnḥātē))

1. (anatomy, immunology) tonsil, throat gland

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	-		1st person	ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܝܼ (naḥnaḥtī)		ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܲܢ (naḥnaḥtan)
	construct	ܢܚܢܚܬ		2nd person	ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܘܼܟ݂ (naḥnaḥtūḵ)	ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܵܟ݂ܝ (naḥnaḥtāḵ)	ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (naḥnaḥtāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܵܐ (naḥnaḥtā)		3rd person	ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܹܗ (naḥnaḥtēh)	ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܘܿܗ̇ (naḥnaḥtōh)	ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܗܘܿܢ (naḥnaḥthōn)
plural	absolute	-		1st person	ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬܝܼ̈ (naḥnḥātī)		ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬܲܢ̈ (naḥnḥātan)
	construct	ܢܚܢܚܬ		2nd person	ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (naḥnḥātūḵ)	ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (naḥnḥātāḵ)	ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (naḥnḥātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬܹ̈ܐ (naḥnḥātē)		3rd person	ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (naḥnḥātūh)	ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (naḥnḥātōh)	ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (naḥnḥāthōn)

Derived terms

• ܚܵܨܘܿܝܘܼܬ ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥāṣōyūt naḥnḥātē, “tonsillectomy”)
• ܫܘܼܠܗܵܒ݂ ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬܹ̈ܐ (šulhāḇ naḥnḥātē, “tonsillitis”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Akkadian 𒈾𒄴𒈾𒄭𒂊𒋼 (/⁠naḫnaḫatu⁠/, “cartilage”) and Arabic نَحْنَحَة (naḥnaḥa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [naħnaħtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [naħn(ə)ħɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܢܚܢܚܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܢܚܢܚܬܐ)

1. (anatomy, immunology) tonsil, throat gland

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܚܢܚܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܚܢܚܐ		1st person	ܢܚܢܚܬܝ		ܢܚܢܚܬܢ
	construct	ܢܚܢܚܬ		2nd person	ܢܚܢܚܬܟ	ܢܚܢܚܬܟܝ	ܢܚܢܚܬܟܘܢ	ܢܚܢܚܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܚܢܚܬܐ		3rd person	ܢܚܢܚܬܗ	ܢܚܢܚܬܗ	ܢܚܢܚܬܗܘܢ	ܢܚܢܚܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܚܢܚܢ		1st person	ܢܚܢܚܬܢ		ܢܚܢܚܬܢ
	construct	ܢܚܢܚܬ		2nd person	ܢܚܢܚܬܟ	ܢܚܢܚܬܟܝ	ܢܚܢܚܬܟܘܢ	ܢܚܢܚܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܚܢܚܬܐ		3rd person	ܢܚܢܚܬܗ	ܢܚܢܚܬܗ	ܢܚܢܚܬܗܘܢ	ܢܚܢܚܬܗܝܢ

References

• “nḥnḥh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• 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, p. 908a