ܢܝܚܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܢ ܘ ܚ (n w ḥ)
5 terms

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew נוֹחַ (nóakh, comfortable, easy).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ܢܝܼܚܵܐ (nīḥā) (feminine ܢܝܼܚܬܵܐ (nīḥtā), plural ܢܝܼܚܹ̈ܐ (nīḥē))

  1. slow
    Synonym: ܡܲܬܝܼܢܵܐ (matīnā)
    Antonyms: ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ (qalūlā), ܡܣܲܪܗܒ݂ܵܐ (msarhḇā)
  2. quiet, still, calm
    Synonyms: ܗܲܕܝܼܐܵܐ (hadīˀā), ܫܸܠܝܵܐ (šilyā), ܫܬܝܼܩܵܐ (štīqā)
Derived terms

Adverb

ܢܝܼܚܵܐ (nīḥā)

  1. slowly, easily
    Synonyms: ܗܹܕܝܼ (hēdī), ܡܲܬܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (matīnāˀīṯ)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • ܢܝܼܚܵܐ:
  • ܢܝܵܚܵܐ:

Verb

ܢܝܼܚܵܐ (nīḥā) (feminine ܢܝܼܚܬܵܐ (niḥtā), plural ܢܝܼܚܹ̈ܐ (nīḥē))

  1. past participle of ܢܵܐܹܚ (nāˀēḥ, to rest)

Verb

ܢܝܵܚܵܐ (nyāḥā)

  1. present participle of ܢܵܐܹܚ (nāˀēḥ, to rest)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܢ-ܘ-ܚ (n-w-ḥ) related to resting. Compare Hebrew נוֹחַ (nôaḥ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܢܝܚܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܢܝܚܐ)

  1. quiet, calm, peacefulness
  2. rest, ease, relief
  3. resting place
  4. recovery, convalescence, refreshment
  5. pleasure, satisfaction, appeasing
  6. will, desire
  7. grace

Inflection

References

  • nyḥ”, 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, p. 199b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 914b