ܢܚܢܚܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Compare Akkadian 𒈾𒄴𒈾𒄭𒂊𒋼 (/naḫnaḫatu/, “cartilage”) and Arabic نَحْنَحَة (naḥnaḥa).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [nax.nax.tɑː]
Noun
ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܵܐ • (naḥnaḥtā) f (plural ܢܲܚܢ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܵܐ (naḥnḥāṯā))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܲܚܢܚܵܐ (naḥnḥā) | 1st person | ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܝܼ (naḥnaḥtī) | ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܲܢ (naḥnaḥtan) | |||
| construct | ܢܲܚܢܚܲܬ݂ (naḥnḥaṯ) | 2nd person | ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܘܼܟ݂ (naḥnaḥtōḵ) | ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܵܟ݂ܝ (naḥnaḥtāḵ) | ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (naḥnaḥtawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܵܐ (naḥnaḥtā) | 3rd person | ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܹܗ (naḥnaḥtēh) | ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܵܗ̇ (naḥnaḥtāh) | ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܗܘܿܢ (naḥnaḥthōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܢܲܚܢܚܵܢ̈ (naḥnḥān) | 1st person | ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (naḥnḥāṯī) | ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (naḥnḥāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬ݂̈ (naḥnḥāṯ) | 2nd person | ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (naḥnḥāṯōḵ) | ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (naḥnḥāṯāḵ) | ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (naḥnḥāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܲܚܢ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܵܐ (naḥnḥāṯā) | 3rd person | ܢܲܚܢ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܹܗ (naḥnḥāṯēh) | ܢܲܚܢ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (naḥnḥāṯāh) | ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (naḥnḥāṯhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܚܵܨܘܿܝܘܼܬ݂ ܢܲܚܢ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥāṣōyūṯ naḥnḥāṯā, “tonsillectomy”)
- ܫܘܼܠܗܵܒ݂ ܢܲܚܢ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šulhāḇ naḥnḥāṯā, “tonsillitis”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Compare Akkadian 𒈾𒄴𒈾𒄭𒂊𒋼 (/naḫnaḫatu/, “cartilage”) and Arabic نَحْنَحَة (naḥnaḥa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [naħnaħtɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [naħn(ə)ħɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܢܚܢܚܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܢܚܢܚܬܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܚܢܚܐ | 1st person | ܢܚܢܚܬܝ | ܢܚܢܚܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܚܢܚܬ | 2nd person | ܢܚܢܚܬܟ | ܢܚܢܚܬܟܝ | ܢܚܢܚܬܟܘܢ | ܢܚܢܚܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܚܢܚܬܐ | 3rd person | ܢܚܢܚܬܗ | ܢܚܢܚܬܗ | ܢܚܢܚܬܗܘܢ | ܢܚܢܚܬܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܢܚܢܚܢ | 1st person | ܢܚܢܚܬܢ | ܢܚܢܚܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܚܢܚܬ | 2nd person | ܢܚܢܚܬܟ | ܢܚܢܚܬܟܝ | ܢܚܢܚܬܟܘܢ | ܢܚܢܚܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܚܢܚܬܐ | 3rd person | ܢܚܢܚܬܗ | ܢܚܢܚܬܗ | ܢܚܢܚܬܗܘܢ | ܢܚܢܚܬܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “nḥnḥh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 335b
- 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, →ISBN, page 908a