ܐܢܫܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܢ ܫ (ˀ n š)
4 terms

From Aramaic אֱנָשָׁא (ʾĕnāšā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔināš-; compare Arabic أُنَاس (ʔunās) and إِنْس (ʔins), Hebrew אֱנוֹשׁ (enósh), Akkadian 𒈬 (nīšum, “life”) and 𒌦𒎌 (nišū, “people”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ • (nāšā) m (plural ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ (nāšē))

  1. person, one, someone
    ܗ̇ܘ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ. ― awa nāšā ṭāḇā ìlēh. ― He’s a good person.
  2. mankind, humankind
    ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܠܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܕܹܐܒ݂ܵܐ
    nāšā lnāšā ìlēh dēḇā
    Man is a wolf to man. (cf. homō hominī lupus)
  3. (with possessive suffixes) expresses kinsfolk or relations (especially parents or inhabitants)
    ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܕܛܘܼܪܵܐ ― nāšē d-ṭūrā ― People of the mountain
    ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܕܕܲܫܬܵܐ ― nāšē d-daštā ― People of the plain
    ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܕܒܲܝܬܲܢ ― nāšē d-baytan ― People of our house.
    ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܗ ܣܲܓܝܼ ܡܸܣ̈ܟܹܝܢܹܐ ܝܢܵܐ ― nāšēh sagī miskēnē ìnā ― His kin are very humble.
  4. respectful term of address to an equal, especially when advising or rebuking, or when expressing distress or grief; man, brother, bro
    ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ، ܡܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܘܿܟ݂ ܓܲܘܹܗ؟
    nāšā, mā īṯ lōḵ gawwēh?
    Brother, why do you care about what he does?
    ܚܘܿܪ ܡܵܐ ܒܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܒܚܲܝ̈ܝܼ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ
    ḥōr mā brē lēh bḥayī nāšā
    Look what has happened to my life, man.
    ܡܵܐ ܡ̣ܢܘܿܟ݂ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ؟ ― What’s up man?
    ܕܝܼ ܒܲܣܵܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ― dī bassā nāšā ― Oh enough man!

Inflection

Inflection of ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܐ݇ܢܵܫ (nāš) 1st person ܐ݇ܢܵܫܝܼ (nāšī) ܐ݇ܢܵܫܲܢ (nāšan)
construct ܐ݇ܢܵܫ (nāš) 2nd person ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܟ݂ (nāšōḵ) ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ (nāšāḵ) ܐ݇ܢܵܫܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nāšawḵōn)
emphatic ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ (nāšā) 3rd person ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹܗ (nāšēh) ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܗ̇ (nāšāh) ܐ݇ܢܵܫܗܘܿܢ (nāšhōn)
plural absolute ܐ݇ܢܵܫܝܼ̈ܢ (nāšīn) 1st person ܐ݇ܢܵܫܝܼ̈ (nāšī) ܐ݇ܢܵܫܲܢ̈ (nāšan)
construct ܐ݇ܢܵܫܲܝ̈ (nāšay) 2nd person ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nāšōḵ) ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nāšāḵ) ܐ݇ܢܵܫܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nāšawḵōn)
emphatic ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ (nāšē) 3rd person ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nāšūh) ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (nāšōh) ܐ݇ܢܵܫܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (nāšayhōn)

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Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Arabic أُنَاس (ʔunās) and إِنْس (ʔins) and Hebrew אֱנוֹשׁ (ʾĕnôš).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔɛ̆nɑʃɑʔ/, (singular and plural)

Noun

ܐܢܫܐ • (nāšā) c (plural ܐܢܫܐ)

  1. human, man, mortal
  2. mankind
  3. (in the plural) people
  4. (in the absolute state) one, someone, certain
  5. (with possessive suffixes) expresses kinsfolk or relations (especially parents or inhabitants)
    ܐܢܫܝܗ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ ― nāšêh da-məḏīttā ― the people of the city

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܢܫܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܢܫ 1st person ܐܢܫܝ ܐܢܫܢ
construct ܐܢܫ 2nd person ܐܢܫܟ ܐܢܫܟܝ ܐܢܫܟܘܢ ܐܢܫܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܢܫܐ 3rd person ܐܢܫܗ ܐܢܫܗ ܐܢܫܗܘܢ ܐܢܫܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܢܫܝܢ 1st person ܐܢܫܝ ܐܢܫܝܢ
construct ܐܢܫܝ 2nd person ܐܢܫܝܟ ܐܢܫܝܟܝ ܐܢܫܝܟܘܢ ܐܢܫܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܢܫܐ 3rd person ܐܢܫܘܗܝ ܐܢܫܝܗ ܐܢܫܝܗܘܢ ܐܢܫܝܗܝܢ

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References

  • “ˀnš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-22
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 13b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 22a
  • 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, pages 65a–b
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