ܢܝܙܟܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Old Persian *𐎴𐎡𐏀𐎣 (*n-i-z-k /⁠naizaka-⁠/), borrowed from Old Median *náyzakam, from Proto-Iranian *náyjakam, derived from *náyjam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náyȷ́žʰam (spear, sharp tip).

Compare Middle Persian nyck' (nēzag), Persian نیزه (neyze), Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀- (naēza-), and Arabic نَيْزَك (nayzak).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܵܐ (nayzḵām sg (plural ܢܲܝ̈ܙܟ݂ܹܐ (nayzḵē))

  1. spear, lance, javelin
    Synonym: ܪܘܼܡܚܵܐ (rumḥā)
  2. (astronomy) meteor, shooting star
    Synonyms: ܙܝܼܩܵܐ (zīqā), ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܢܲܝܙܲܟ݂ (nayzaḵ) 1st person ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܝܼ (nayzḵī) ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܲܢ (nayzḵan)
construct ܢܲܝܙܲܟ݂ (nayzaḵ) 2nd person ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (nayzḵōḵ) ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (nayzḵāḵ) ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nayzḵawḵōn)
emphatic ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܵܐ (nayzḵā) 3rd person ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܹܗ (nayzḵēh) ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܵܗ̇ (nayzḵāh) ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܗܘܿܢ (nayzḵhōn)
plural absolute ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (nayzḵīn) 1st person ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܝܼ̈ (nayzḵī) ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܲܢ̈ (nayzḵan)
construct ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܲܝ̈ (nayzḵay) 2nd person ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nayzḵōḵ) ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nayzḵāḵ) ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nayzḵawḵōn)
emphatic ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܹ̈ܐ (nayzḵē) 3rd person ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nayzḵūh) ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (nayzḵōh) ܢܲܝܙܟ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (nayzḵayhōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Old Persian *𐎴𐎡𐏀𐎣 (*n-i-z-k /⁠naizaka-⁠/), borrowed from Old Median *náyzakam, from Proto-Iranian *náyjakam, derived from *náyjam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náyȷ́žʰam (spear, sharp tip).

Compare Middle Persian (nyck' /⁠nēzag⁠/), Persian نیزه (neyze, nêza), Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀- (naēza-), and Arabic نَيْزَك (nayzak).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܢܝܙܟܐ (nayzəḵām (plural ܢܝܙܟܐ (nayzəḵē))

  1. spear, lance, javelin
  2. (astronomy) meteor, shooting star

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܝܙܟܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܢܝܙܟ 1st person ܢܝܙܟܝ ܢܝܙܟܢ
construct ܢܝܙܟ 2nd person ܢܝܙܟܟ ܢܝܙܟܟܝ ܢܝܙܟܟܘܢ ܢܝܙܟܟܝܢ
emphatic ܢܝܙܟܐ 3rd person ܢܝܙܟܗ ܢܝܙܟܗ ܢܝܙܟܗܘܢ ܢܝܙܟܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܢܝܙܟܝܢ 1st person ܢܝܙܟܝ ܢܝܙܟܝܢ
construct ܢܝܙܟܝ 2nd person ܢܝܙܟܝܟ ܢܝܙܟܝܟܝ ܢܝܙܟܝܟܘܢ ܢܝܙܟܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܢܝܙܟܐ 3rd person ܢܝܙܟܘܗܝ ܢܝܙܟܝܗ ܢܝܙܟܝܗܘܢ ܢܝܙܟܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

References

  • nyzk”, 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 203b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 338a
  • 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 914a