ܢܝܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?], from Middle Persian nyšʾn' (/⁠nīšān⁠/); compare Parthian 𐫗𐫏𐫢𐫀𐫗 (nyšʾn /⁠nīšān⁠/), Persian نشان (nešân) and Hebrew נֵס (nes). Doublet of ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܵܐ (nīšanqā, “sign, signal”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [niːʃɑː]

Noun

ܢܝܼܫܵܐ • (nīšā) m sg (plural ܢܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ (nīšē))

1. target, object, aim, end
2. objective, purpose, design, intention
3. goal
4. (sports) goal

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܝܼܫܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܢܝܼܫܝܼ (nīšī)		ܢܝܼܫܲܢ (nīšan)
	construct	ܢܝܼܫ (nīš)		2nd person	ܢܝܼܫܘܼܟ݂ (nīšūḵ)	ܢܝܼܫܵܟ݂ܝ (nīšāḵ)	ܢܝܼܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nīšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܝܼܫܵܐ (nīšā)		3rd person	ܢܝܼܫܹܗ (nīšēh)	ܢܝܼܫܵܗ̇ (nīšāh)	ܢܝܼܫܗܘܿܢ (nīšhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܢܝܼܫܝܼ̈ (nīšī)		ܢܝܼܫܲܢ̈ (nīšan)
	construct	ܢܝܼܫܲܝ̈ (nīšay)		2nd person	ܢܝܼܫܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nīšūḵ)	ܢܝܼܫܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nīšāḵ)	ܢܝܼܫܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nīšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ (nīšē)		3rd person	ܢܝܼܫܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nīšūh)	ܢܝܼܫ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (nīšōh)	ܢܝܼܫܗ̈ܘܿܢ (nīšhōn)

Derived terms

• ܢܝܼܫܵܝܵܐ (nīšāyā)
• ܒܢܝܼܫܵܐ ܕ- (bnīšā d-)
• ܕܠܵܐ ܢܝܼܫܵܐ (d-lā nīšā)
• ܓܠܝܼܙ ܢܝܼܫܵܐ (glīz nīšā)

Proper noun

ܢܝܼܫܵܐ • (nīšā) f

1. a female given name

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Old Persian [Term?]; compare Middle Persian nyšʾn' (/⁠nīšān⁠/), Manichaean Parthian 𐫗𐫏𐫢𐫀𐫗 (nyšʾn /⁠nīšān⁠/), Persian نشان (nešân), Hebrew נֵס (nēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [niʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [niʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܝܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܝܫܐ)

1. sign, monument, portent, banner
2. ensign, symbol, standard, flag
3. (astrology) zodiac sign
4. signification, sense, point, subject, theme, matter, affair, proposition, argument
5. aim, goal, target, objective, end, intention, purpose
6. occasion, opportunity
7. appearance, design, style, manner, form, rule, plan
8. character
9. project, example
10. (music) meter/metre, mode
11. song, poem
12. (orthography) diacritical point, mark, accent
13. (grammar) noun form
14. (astronomy) observation

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܝܫܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܝܫ		1st person	ܢܝܫܝ		ܢܝܫܢ
	construct	ܢܝܫ		2nd person	ܢܝܫܟ	ܢܝܫܟܝ	ܢܝܫܟܘܢ	ܢܝܫܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܝܫܐ		3rd person	ܢܝܫܗ	ܢܝܫܗ	ܢܝܫܗܘܢ	ܢܝܫܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܝܫܝܢ		1st person	ܢܝܫܝ		ܢܝܫܝܢ
	construct	ܢܝܫܝ		2nd person	ܢܝܫܝܟ	ܢܝܫܝܟܝ	ܢܝܫܝܟܘܢ	ܢܝܫܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܝܫܐ		3rd person	ܢܝܫܘܗܝ	ܢܝܫܝܗ	ܢܝܫܝܗܘܢ	ܢܝܫܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܢܝܣܐ

References

• “nyš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-01
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pp. 203b-204a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 339a
• 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. 916b-917a