ܢܝܙܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Old Persian *𐎴𐎡𐏀𐎣 (*n-i-z-k /⁠naizaka-⁠/), borrowed from Old Median *náyzakam, from Proto-Iranian *náyjakam, derived from *náyjam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náyȷ́žʰam (“spear, sharp tip”).

Compare Middle Persian nyck' (nēzag), Persian نیزه (neyze), Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀- (naēza-), and Arabic نَيْزَك (nayzak).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [naj.zəxɑː]

Noun

ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܵܐ • (nayzḵā) m sg (plural ܢܲܝ̈ܙܟ݂ܹܐ (nayzḵē))

1. spear, lance, javelin

   Synonym: ܪܘܼܡܚܵܐ (rumḥā)

2. (astronomy) meteor, shooting star

   Synonyms: ܙܝܼܩܵܐ (zīqā), ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܝܼ (nayzḵī)		ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܲܢ (nayzḵan)
	construct	ܢܲܝܙܲܟ݂ (nayzaḵ)		2nd person	ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (nayzḵūḵ)	ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (nayzḵāḵ)	ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nayzḵāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܵܐ (nayzḵā)		3rd person	ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܹܗ (nayzḵēh)	ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܵܗ̇ (nayzḵāh)	ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܗܘܿܢ (nayzḵhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܝܼ̈ (nayzḵī)		ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܲܢ̈ (nayzḵan)
	construct	ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܲܝ̈ (nayzḵay)		2nd person	ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nayzḵūḵ)	ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nayzḵāḵ)	ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nayzḵāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܹ̈ܐ (nayzḵē)		3rd person	ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nayzḵūh)	ܢܲܝܙܟ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (nayzḵōh)	ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (nayzḵhōn)

Derived terms

• ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܘܿܢܵܐ (nayzḵōnā)
• ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܵܢܵܐ (nayzḵānā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Old Persian *𐎴𐎡𐏀𐎣 (*n-i-z-k /⁠naizaka-⁠/), borrowed from Old Median *náyzakam, from Proto-Iranian *náyjakam, derived from *náyjam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náyȷ́žʰam (“spear, sharp tip”).

Compare Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (nyck' /⁠nēzag⁠/), Persian نیزه (neyze, nêza), Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀- (naēza-), and Arabic نَيْزَك (nayzak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [najz(ə)xɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [najz(ə)xe] (plural)

Noun

ܢܝܙܟܐ • (nayzəḵā) m (plural ܢܝܙܟܐ (nayzəḵē))

1. spear, lance, javelin
2. (astronomy) meteor, shooting star

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܝܙܟܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܝܙܟ		1st person	ܢܝܙܟܝ		ܢܝܙܟܢ
	construct	ܢܝܙܟ		2nd person	ܢܝܙܟܟ	ܢܝܙܟܟܝ	ܢܝܙܟܟܘܢ	ܢܝܙܟܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܝܙܟܐ		3rd person	ܢܝܙܟܗ	ܢܝܙܟܗ	ܢܝܙܟܗܘܢ	ܢܝܙܟܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܝܙܟܝܢ		1st person	ܢܝܙܟܝ		ܢܝܙܟܝܢ
	construct	ܢܝܙܟܝ		2nd person	ܢܝܙܟܝܟ	ܢܝܙܟܝܟܝ	ܢܝܙܟܝܟܘܢ	ܢܝܙܟܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܝܙܟܐ		3rd person	ܢܝܙܟܘܗܝ	ܢܝܙܟܝܗ	ܢܝܙܟܝܗܘܢ	ܢܝܙܟܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܢܝܙܟܘܢܐ (nayzəḵōnā)
• ܢܝܙܟܢܐ (nayzəḵānā)

References

• “nyzk”, 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, page 203b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 338a
• 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 914a