ܢܝܚܬܐ
Classical Syriac
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the root ܢ-ܘ-ܚ (n-w-ḥ) related to resting.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܢܝܚܬܐ • (nəyāḥtā) f (plural ܢܝܚܬܐ (nəyāḥātā))
- quietness, repose, rest
- sleep, falling asleep
- resting place
- death
- wake, funeral repast
- leisure, recreation
- pleasure, joy
- (Christianity) agape, love feast
- gift
Inflection
[edit] declension of ܢܝܚܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܝܚܐ | ܢܝܚܢ |
| construct | ܢܝܚܬ | ܢܝܚܬ |
| emphatic | ܢܝܚܬܐ | ܢܝܚܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܝܚܬܝ | ܢܝܚܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܝܚܬܟ | ܢܝܚܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܝܚܬܟܝ | ܢܝܚܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܝܚܬܗ | ܢܝܚܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܝܚܬܗ | ܢܝܚܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܝܚܬܢ | ܢܝܚܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܝܚܬܟܘܢ | ܢܝܚܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܝܚܬܟܝܢ | ܢܝܚܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܝܚܬܗܘܢ | ܢܝܚܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܝܚܬܗܝܢ | ܢܝܚܬܗܝܢ |
Descendants
[edit]- → Arabic: نِياحة (niyāḥa)
References
[edit]- “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