ܢ ܣ ܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Cognate to Hebrew נ־ס־ה (n-s-h), Ge'ez መንሱት (mänsut, “temptation”, among other senses) and Ugaritic 𐎐𐎒𐎊 (nsy, “to remove”).

Root

ܢ ܣ ܐ • (n s ˀ)

1. forming words relating to trial
2. forming words relating to removing

Derived terms

Verbs

• ܢܵܣܹܐ (nāsē)
• ܢܲܣܹܐ (nassē)
• ܐܸܬ݂ܢܣܹܐ (iṯnsē)

Nouns

• ܢܸܣܝܵܢܵܐ (nisyānā, “experience”)
• ܢܸܣܝܘܿܢܵܐ (nisyōnā, “trial, temptation”)
• ܢܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ (nussāyā, “trial, test, experimentation”)
• ܢܲܣܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (nasyūṯā, “calamity, affliction”)
• ܡܢܲܣܝܵܢܵܐ (mnasyānā, “tempter”)
• ܡܸܬ݂ܢܲܣܝܵܢܵܐ (miṯnasyānā, “tested one, tempted one”)
• ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā, “scales, Libra”)

Adjectives

• ܡܢܲܣܝܵܐ (mnasyā, “experienced”)
• ܢܸܣܝܘܿܢܵܝܵܐ (nisyōnāyā, “experimental”)

Adverbs

• ܡܢܲܣܝܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (mnasyānāˀīṯ, “by way of trial”)
• ܢܸܣܝܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (nisyānāˀīṯ, “in a trying way”)