ܢܦܫܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܦ ܫ (n p š)
5 terms

From ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (nafšā, “soul, psyche”) +‎ -ܢܝܐ (-ānāyā, the intensitive attributive adjective ending); compare Arabic نَفْسَانِيّ (nafsāniyy) and Hebrew נַפְשִׁי (nafshí).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [nafʃɑːnɑːjɑː]
(Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [noːʃɑːnɑːjɑː]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [noːʃɑːnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (nafšānāyā) (feminine ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (nafšānāytā), plural ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (nafšānāyē))

mental, psychological

Derived terms

ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (nafšānāˀīṯ)
ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (nafšānāyūṯā)
ܟܘܼܪܗܵܢܵܐ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܢܵܝܵܐ (kurhānā nafšānāyā, “mental illness”)