ܢܝܚܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܢ-ܘ-ܚ (n-w-ḥ) related to resting.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [n(ə)jɑħtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [n(ə)jɑħɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

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ܢܝܚܬܐ (nəyāḥtāf (plural ܢܝܚܬܐ (nəyāḥātā))

  1. quietness, repose, rest
  2. sleep, falling asleep
  3. resting place
  4. death
  5. wake, funeral repast
  6. leisure, recreation
  7. pleasure, joy
  8. (Christianity) agape, love feast
  9. gift

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Arabic: نِياحة (niyāḥa)

References

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  • nyḥh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-22
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 199b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 338b
  • 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 915a