ܢܚܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܚ ܫ (n ḥ š)
1 term

Chemical element
Cu
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Inherited from Aramaic נְחָשָׁא (nḥāšā), itself from Proto-Semitic *naḥaš- (“snake, reptile; divination, incantations; to learn secret things”) but uncertain; compare Arabic نُحَاس (nuḥās) and Hebrew נְחֹשֶׁת (n'khóshet). The latter noun is derived from the former as is Arabic نَحَّاس (naḥḥās).

Pronunciation

• ܢܚܵܫܵܐ:

  IPA^(key): [n(ə)ħɑʃɑ(ʔ)]

• ܢܲܚܵܫܵܐ:

  IPA^(key): [naħħɑʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)

Noun

ܢܚܵܫܵܐ • (nḥāšā) m

1. copper
2. (by extension) any alloy of copper; bronze, brass, etc.

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܚܵܫܵܐ

number	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person			ܢܚܵܫܲܢ (nḥāšan)
	construct	ܢܚܵܫ (nḥāš)		2nd person	ܢܚܵܫܘܼܟ݂ (nḥāšūḵ)	ܢܚܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ (nḥāšāḵ)	ܢܚܵܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nḥāšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܚܵܫܵܐ (nḥāšā)		3rd person	ܢܚܵܫܹܗ (nḥāšēh)	ܢܚܵܫܵܗ̇ (nḥāšāh)	ܢܚܵܫܗܘܿܢ (nḥāšhōn)

Derived terms

• ܢܚܵܫܵܝܵܐ (nḥāšāyā)

Noun

ܢܲܚܵܫܵܐ • (naḥḥāšā) m sg (plural ܢܲܚܵܫܹ̈ܐ (naḥḥāšē), feminine ܢܲܚܵܫܬܵܐ (naḥḥāštā))

1. coppersmith, brazier

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܲܚܵܫܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person			ܢܲܚܵܫܲܢ (naḥḥāšan)
	construct	ܢܲܚܵܫ (naḥḥāš)		2nd person	ܢܲܚܵܫܘܼܟ݂ (naḥḥāšūḵ)	ܢܲܚܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ (naḥḥāšāḵ)	ܢܲܚܵܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (naḥḥāšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܲܚܵܫܵܐ (naḥḥāšā)		3rd person	ܢܲܚܵܫܹܗ (naḥḥāšēh)	ܢܲܚܵܫܵܗ̇ (naḥḥāšāh)	ܢܲܚܵܫܗܘܿܢ (naḥḥāšhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܢܲܚܵܫܝܼ̈ (naḥḥāšī)		ܢܲܚܵܫܲܢ̈ (naḥḥāšan)
	construct	ܢܲܚܵܫܲܝ̈ (naḥḥāšay)		2nd person	ܢܲܚܵܫܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (naḥḥāšūḵ)	ܢܲܚܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (naḥḥāšāḵ)	ܢܲܚܵܫܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (naḥḥāšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܲܚܵܫܹ̈ܐ (naḥḥāšē)		3rd person	ܢܲܚܵܫܘܼ̈ܗܝ (naḥḥāšūh)	ܢܲܚܵܫ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (naḥḥāšōh)	ܢܲܚܵܫܗ̈ܘܿܢ (naḥḥāšhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic نُحَاس (nuḥās) and Hebrew נְחֹשֶׁת (nəḥōšeṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [n(ə)ħɑʃɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܢܚܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. copper
2. any alloy of copper (bronze, brass, etc.)

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܚܫܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܚܫ		1st person	ܢܚܫܝ		ܢܚܫܢ
	construct	ܢܚܫ		2nd person	ܢܚܫܟ	ܢܚܫܟܝ	ܢܚܫܟܘܢ	ܢܚܫܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܚܫܐ		3rd person	ܢܚܫܗ	ܢܚܫܗ	ܢܚܫܗܘܢ	ܢܚܫܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܢܚܫܝܐ
• ܢܚܫܐ ܠܒܢܝܐ
• ܢܚܫܐ ܩܘܪܢܬܝܐ

Etymology 2

Modified from above. Compare Arabic نَحَّاس (naḥḥās).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [naħħɑʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [naħħɑʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܚܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܚܫܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܚܫܬܐ)

1. coppersmith, brazier

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܚܫܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܚܫ		1st person	ܢܚܫܝ		ܢܚܫܢ
	construct	ܢܚܫ		2nd person	ܢܚܫܟ	ܢܚܫܟܝ	ܢܚܫܟܘܢ	ܢܚܫܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܚܫܐ		3rd person	ܢܚܫܗ	ܢܚܫܗ	ܢܚܫܗܘܢ	ܢܚܫܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܚܫܝܢ		1st person	ܢܚܫܝ		ܢܚܫܝܢ
	construct	ܢܚܫܝ		2nd person	ܢܚܫܝܟ	ܢܚܫܝܟܝ	ܢܚܫܝܟܘܢ	ܢܚܫܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܚܫܐ		3rd person	ܢܚܫܘܗܝ	ܢܚܫܝܗ	ܢܚܫܝܗܘܢ	ܢܚܫܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Compare Hebrew נַחַשׁ (náḥaš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɛħʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nɛħʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܚܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܚܫܐ)

1. augury, divination, soothsaying, fortune telling

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܚܫܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܚܫ		1st person	ܢܚܫܝ		ܢܚܫܢ
	construct	ܢܚܫ		2nd person	ܢܚܫܟ	ܢܚܫܟܝ	ܢܚܫܟܘܢ	ܢܚܫܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܚܫܐ		3rd person	ܢܚܫܗ	ܢܚܫܗ	ܢܚܫܗܘܢ	ܢܚܫܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܚܫܝܢ		1st person	ܢܚܫܝ		ܢܚܫܝܢ
	construct	ܢܚܫܝ		2nd person	ܢܚܫܝܟ	ܢܚܫܝܟܝ	ܢܚܫܝܟܘܢ	ܢܚܫܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܚܫܐ		3rd person	ܢܚܫܘܗܝ	ܢܚܫܝܗ	ܢܚܫܝܗܘܢ	ܢܚܫܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Modified from above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɑħʃɑ(ʔ)], [naħħɑʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nɑħʃe(ʔ)], [naħħɑʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܚܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܚܫܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܚܫܬܐ)

1. augur, diviner, soothsayer, fortune teller

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܚܫܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܚܫ		1st person	ܢܚܫܝ		ܢܚܫܢ
	construct	ܢܚܫ		2nd person	ܢܚܫܟ	ܢܚܫܟܝ	ܢܚܫܟܘܢ	ܢܚܫܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܚܫܐ		3rd person	ܢܚܫܗ	ܢܚܫܗ	ܢܚܫܗܘܢ	ܢܚܫܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܚܫܝܢ		1st person	ܢܚܫܝ		ܢܚܫܝܢ
	construct	ܢܚܫܝ		2nd person	ܢܚܫܝܟ	ܢܚܫܝܟܝ	ܢܚܫܝܟܘܢ	ܢܚܫܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܚܫܐ		3rd person	ܢܚܫܘܗܝ	ܢܚܫܝܗ	ܢܚܫܝܗܘܢ	ܢܚܫܝܗܝܢ

References

• “nḥš”, 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. 201b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 336a
• 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. 908b-909a