ܢܥܡܐ
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ܢܥܡܐ
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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
| Root |
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| ܢ ܥ ܡ (n ˁ m) |
| 3 terms |
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Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac. Outside Aramaic only found in Arabic نَعَام (naʕām), Safaitic 𐪌𐪒𐪃 (nʿm /naʿām/), and Mishnaic Hebrew נָעֳמִית (nāʿŏmîṯ).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܢܲܥܵܡܵܐ • (naˁāmā) m sg (plural ܢܲܥܵܡܹ̈ܐ (naˁāmē), feminine ܢܲܥܵܡܬܵܐ (naˁāmtā))
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- Lamentations 4:3:
- ܐܘܼܦ ܝܵܪܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ ܚܠܝܼܨ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܒܸܙܵܐ، ܡܘܼܡܸܨ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܙܲܥܝܵܝ̈ܗܝ. ܒܪܵܬܵܐ ܕܛܵܝܸܦܝܼ ܠܡܵܚܘܿܬܵܐ ܕܐܵܣܝܘܼܬܵܐ، ܘܐܲܝܟ݂ ܢܲܥܵܡܹ̈ܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ.
- ūp yārōrē ḥlīṣ lhōn bizzā, mūmiṣ lhōn zaˁyāyh. brātā dṭāyipī lmāḥōtā d-āsyūtā, w-ayḵ naˁāmē gāw barīyā.
- Even the jackals draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.
- Lamentations 4:3:
Inflection
Inflection of ܢܲܥܵܡܵܐ (naˁāmā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܢܲܥܵܡܝܼ (naˁāmī) |
ܢܲܥܵܡܲܢ (naˁāman) | ||
| construct | ܢܲܥܵܡ (naˁām) |
2nd person | ܢܲܥܵܡܘܼܟ݂ (naˁāmūḵ) |
ܢܲܥܵܡܵܟ݂ܝ (naˁāmāḵ) |
ܢܲܥܵܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (naˁāmāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܢܲܥܵܡܵܐ (naˁāmā) |
3rd person | ܢܲܥܵܡܹܗ (naˁāmēh) |
ܢܲܥܵܡܵܗ̇ (naˁāmāh) |
ܢܲܥܵܡܗܘܿܢ (naˁāmhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܢܲܥܵܡܝܼ̈ (naˁāmī) |
ܢܲܥܵܡܲܢ̈ (naˁāman) | ||
| construct | ܢܲܥܵܡܲܝ̈ (naˁāmay) |
2nd person | ܢܲܥܵܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (naˁāmūḵ) |
ܢܲܥܵܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (naˁāmāḵ) |
ܢܲܥܵܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (naˁāmāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܢܲܥܵܡܹ̈ܐ (naˁāmē) |
3rd person | ܢܲܥܵܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (naˁāmūh) |
ܢܲܥܵܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (naˁāmōh) |
ܢܲܥܵܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (naˁāmhōn) | ||
Etymology 2
Ultimately borrowed from Arabic نِعْمَة (niʕma).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܢܲܥܡܹ̈ܐ • (naˁmē) f pl (plural only)
Inflection
Inflection of ܢܲܥܡܹ̈ܐ (naˁmē)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܢܲܥܡܝܼ̈ (naˁmī) | ܢܲܥܡܲܢ̈ (naˁman) | ||
| construct | ܢܲܥܡܲܝ̈ (naˁmay) |
2nd person | ܢܲܥܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (naˁmūḵ) |
ܢܲܥܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (naˁmāḵ) |
ܢܲܥܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (naˁmāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܢܲܥܡܹ̈ܐ (naˁmē) |
3rd person | ܢܲܥܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (naˁmūh) |
ܢܲܥܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (naˁmōh) |
ܢܲܥܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (naˁmhōn) | ||
Proper noun
ܢܲܥܡܹܐ • (naˁmē) f
- a female given name
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Outside Aramaic only found in Arabic نَعَام (naʕām), Safaitic 𐪌𐪒𐪃 (nʿm /naʿām/), and Mishnaic Hebrew נָעֳמִית (nāʿŏmîṯ).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܢܥܡܐ • (naʿʿāmā) m (plural ܢܥܡܐ (naʿʿāmē))
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- Synonyms: ܟܢܦܝ ܫܒܚܝܢ, ܥܢܩܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ
- Peshitta, Lamentations 4:3:
- ܓܠܝ̈ ܐܝܟ ܝܪܘܪ̈ܐ ܬܕܝܗܝ̈ܢ: ܘܐܝܢܩ ܓܪ̈ܝܗܝܢ. ܗܘܬ ܒܪܬ ܥܡܝ ܠܡܚܘܬܐ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗ̇ ܐܣܝܘܬܐ: ܘܐܝܟ ܢܥܡܐ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ.
- gəlay ʾāḵ yārōrē ṯəḏayhēn wə-ʾayneq gərayhēn: həwāṯ baṯ ʿam la-məḥōṯā ḏə-layt lāh ʾāsyūṯā, wə-ʾāḵ naʿʿāmā ḇə-maḏbərā.
- Even the jackals draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.
Inflection
inflection of ܢܥܡܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܥܡ | ܢܥܡܝܢ |
| construct | ܢܥܡ | ܢܥܡܝ |
| emphatic | ܢܥܡܐ | ܢܥܡܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܥܡܝ | ܢܥܡܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܥܡܟ | ܢܥܡܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܥܡܟܝ | ܢܥܡܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܥܡܗ | ܢܥܡܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܥܡܗ | ܢܥܡܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܥܡܢ | ܢܥܡܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܥܡܟܘܢ | ܢܥܡܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܥܡܟܝܢ | ܢܥܡܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܥܡܗܘܢ | ܢܥܡܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܥܡܗܝܢ | ܢܥܡܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
ܢܥܡܐ • (neʿmā) m (plural ܢܥܡܐ (neʿmē))
- Alternative form of ܢܥܡܬܐ (neʿmṯā, “voice or tone in singing etc.”)
Inflection
inflection of ܢܥܡܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܥܡ | ܢܥܡܝܢ |
| construct | ܢܥܡ | ܢܥܡܝ |
| emphatic | ܢܥܡܐ | ܢܥܡܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܥܡܝ | ܢܥܡܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܥܡܟ | ܢܥܡܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܥܡܟܝ | ܢܥܡܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܥܡܗ | ܢܥܡܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܥܡܗ | ܢܥܡܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܥܡܢ | ܢܥܡܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܥܡܟܘܢ | ܢܥܡܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܥܡܟܝܢ | ܢܥܡܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܥܡܗܘܢ | ܢܥܡܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܥܡܗܝܢ | ܢܥܡܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “nˁm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-10-02
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 207a
- Löw, Immanuel (1911) “Lexikalische Miszellen”, in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes (in German), volume 25, pages 190–193, Nr. 5
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 343a
- 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, page 928a