ܢܚܫܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Chemical element
Cu
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Etymology

Root
ܢ ܚ ܫ (n ḥ š)
1 term

Inherited from Aramaic נְחָשָׁא (nḥāšā), itself from Proto-Semitic *naḥaš- (“snake, reptile; divination, incantations; to learn secret things”) but uncertain; compare Arabic نُحَاس (nuḥās) and Hebrew נְחֹשֶׁת (n'khóshet). The latter noun is derived from the former as is Arabic نَحَّاس (naḥḥās).

Pronunciation

  • ܢܚܵܫܵܐ:
    (Standard) IPA(key):
  • ܢܲܚܵܫܵܐ:
    (Standard) IPA(key):

Noun

ܢܚܵܫܵܐ • (nḥāšā) m

  1. copper
  2. (by extension) any alloy of copper; bronze, brass, etc.

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܚܵܫܵܐ
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܢܚܵܫ (nḥāš) 1st person ܢܚܵܫܝܼ (nḥāšī) ܢܚܵܫܲܢ (nḥāšan)
construct ܢܚܵܫ (nḥāš) 2nd person ܢܚܵܫܘܼܟ݂ (nḥāšōḵ) ܢܚܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ (nḥāšāḵ) ܢܚܵܫܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nḥāšawḵōn)
emphatic ܢܚܵܫܵܐ (nḥāšā) 3rd person ܢܚܵܫܹܗ (nḥāšēh) ܢܚܵܫܵܗ̇ (nḥāšāh) ܢܚܵܫܗܘܿܢ (nḥāšhōn)

Derived terms

Noun

ܢܲܚܵܫܵܐ • (naḥḥāšā) m sg (plural ܢܲܚܵܫܹ̈ܐ (naḥḥāšē), feminine ܢܲܚܵܫܬܵܐ (naḥḥāštā))

  1. coppersmith, brazier

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܲܚܵܫܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܢܲܚܵܫ (naḥḥāš) 1st person ܢܲܚܵܫܝܼ (naḥḥāšī) ܢܲܚܵܫܲܢ (naḥḥāšan)
construct ܢܲܚܵܫ (naḥḥāš) 2nd person ܢܲܚܵܫܘܼܟ݂ (naḥḥāšōḵ) ܢܲܚܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ (naḥḥāšāḵ) ܢܲܚܵܫܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (naḥḥāšawḵōn)
emphatic ܢܲܚܵܫܵܐ (naḥḥāšā) 3rd person ܢܲܚܵܫܹܗ (naḥḥāšēh) ܢܲܚܵܫܵܗ̇ (naḥḥāšāh) ܢܲܚܵܫܗܘܿܢ (naḥḥāšhōn)
plural absolute ܢܲܚܵܫܝܼ̈ܢ (naḥḥāšīn) 1st person ܢܲܚܵܫܝܼ̈ (naḥḥāšī) ܢܲܚܵܫܲܢ̈ (naḥḥāšan)
construct ܢܲܚܵܫܲܝ̈ (naḥḥāšay) 2nd person ܢܲܚܵܫܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (naḥḥāšōḵ) ܢܲܚܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (naḥḥāšāḵ) ܢܲܚܵܫܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (naḥḥāšawḵōn)
emphatic ܢܲܚܵܫܹ̈ܐ (naḥḥāšē) 3rd person ܢܲܚܵܫܘܼ̈ܗܝ (naḥḥāšūh) ܢܲܚܵܫܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (naḥḥāšōh) ܢܲܚܵܫܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (naḥḥāšayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic نُحَاس (nuḥās) and Hebrew נְחֹשֶׁת (nəḥōšeṯ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܢܚܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

  1. copper
  2. any alloy of copper (bronze, brass, etc.)
Inflection
Inflection of ܢܚܫܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܢܚܫ 1st person ܢܚܫܝ ܢܚܫܢ
construct ܢܚܫ 2nd person ܢܚܫܟ ܢܚܫܟܝ ܢܚܫܟܘܢ ܢܚܫܟܝܢ
emphatic ܢܚܫܐ 3rd person ܢܚܫܗ ܢܚܫܗ ܢܚܫܗܘܢ ܢܚܫܗܝܢ
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Modified from above. Compare Arabic نَحَّاس (naḥḥās).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܢܚܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܚܫܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܚܫܬܐ)

  1. coppersmith, brazier
Inflection
Inflection of ܢܚܫܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܢܚܫ 1st person ܢܚܫܝ ܢܚܫܢ
construct ܢܚܫ 2nd person ܢܚܫܟ ܢܚܫܟܝ ܢܚܫܟܘܢ ܢܚܫܟܝܢ
emphatic ܢܚܫܐ 3rd person ܢܚܫܗ ܢܚܫܗ ܢܚܫܗܘܢ ܢܚܫܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܢܚܫܝܢ 1st person ܢܚܫܝ ܢܚܫܝܢ
construct ܢܚܫܝ 2nd person ܢܚܫܝܟ ܢܚܫܝܟܝ ܢܚܫܝܟܘܢ ܢܚܫܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܢܚܫܐ 3rd person ܢܚܫܘܗܝ ܢܚܫܝܗ ܢܚܫܝܗܘܢ ܢܚܫܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Compare Hebrew נַחַשׁ (náḥaš).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܢܚܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܚܫܐ)

  1. augury, divination, soothsaying, fortune telling
Inflection
Inflection of ܢܚܫܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܢܚܫ 1st person ܢܚܫܝ ܢܚܫܢ
construct ܢܚܫ 2nd person ܢܚܫܟ ܢܚܫܟܝ ܢܚܫܟܘܢ ܢܚܫܟܝܢ
emphatic ܢܚܫܐ 3rd person ܢܚܫܗ ܢܚܫܗ ܢܚܫܗܘܢ ܢܚܫܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܢܚܫܝܢ 1st person ܢܚܫܝ ܢܚܫܝܢ
construct ܢܚܫܝ 2nd person ܢܚܫܝܟ ܢܚܫܝܟܝ ܢܚܫܝܟܘܢ ܢܚܫܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܢܚܫܐ 3rd person ܢܚܫܘܗܝ ܢܚܫܝܗ ܢܚܫܝܗܘܢ ܢܚܫܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Modified from above.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܢܚܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܚܫܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܚܫܬܐ)

  1. augur, diviner, soothsayer, fortune teller
Inflection
Inflection of ܢܚܫܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܢܚܫ 1st person ܢܚܫܝ ܢܚܫܢ
construct ܢܚܫ 2nd person ܢܚܫܟ ܢܚܫܟܝ ܢܚܫܟܘܢ ܢܚܫܟܝܢ
emphatic ܢܚܫܐ 3rd person ܢܚܫܗ ܢܚܫܗ ܢܚܫܗܘܢ ܢܚܫܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܢܚܫܝܢ 1st person ܢܚܫܝ ܢܚܫܝܢ
construct ܢܚܫܝ 2nd person ܢܚܫܝܟ ܢܚܫܝܟܝ ܢܚܫܝܟܘܢ ܢܚܫܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܢܚܫܐ 3rd person ܢܚܫܘܗܝ ܢܚܫܝܗ ܢܚܫܝܗܘܢ ܢܚܫܝܗܝܢ

References

  • “nḥš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 201b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 336a
  • 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 908b–909a
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