ܢܩܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology
Root
ܢ ܩ ܫ‎ (n q š)
1 term

From Aramaic נֵקַשׁ‎ (nəqaš); realted to Hebrew נָקַשׁ‎ (nakhásh) and Arabic نَقَسَ‎ (naqasa).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [nɑːqeʃː]

Verb

ܢܵܩܹܫ • (nāqēš) (present participle ܢܩܵܫܵܐ‎ (nqāšā), past participle ܢܩܝܼܫܵܐ‎ (nqīšā))

  1. to knock, pound
  2. to ring a bell
  3. to play music, an instrument
    ‏ܐܲܝܢܝܼ ܙܡܵܪܬܵܐ ܢܵܩܫܲܚ؟‎‎ ― Which song shall we play?
    ‏ܟܹܐ ܢܵܩܫܹܢ ܦܝܵܢܘܿ، ܫܝܼܦܘܿܪܵܐ، ܘܛܲܒ݂ܠܵܐ.‎‎
    kē nāqšēn pyāno, šiporā, w-ṭaḇlā.
    I play the piano, trumpet and drums.

Conjugation
Conjugation of ܢܵܩܹܫ (nāqēš)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ܢܩܝܼܫ ܠܝܼ‎
(nqiš lī)		 ܢܩܝܼܫ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎
(nqiš luḵ)		 ܢܩܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ‎
(nqiš lēh)		 ܢܩܝܼܫ ܠܲܢ‎
(nqiš lan)		 ܢܩܝܼܫ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(nqiš lāwḵon)		 ܢܩܝܼܫ ܠܗܘܿܢ‎
(nqiš lhon)
f ܢܩܝܼܫ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎
(nqiš lāḵ)		 ܢܩܝܼܫ ܠܵܗ̇‎
(nqiš lāh)
non-past m ܢܵܩܫܹܢ‎
(nāqšēn)		 ܢܵܩܫܹܬ‎
(nāqšēt)		 ܢܵܩܹܫ
(nāqēš)		 ܢܵܩܫܲܚ‎
(nāqšaḥ)		 ܢܵܩܫܝܼܬܘܿܢ‎
(nāqšīton)		 ܢܵܩܫܝܼ‎
(nāqšī)
f ܢܵܩܫܵܢ‎
(nāqšān)		 ܢܵܩܫܵܬܝ‎
(nāqšāt)		 ܢܵܩܫܵܐ‎
(nāqšā)
imperative m ܢܩܘܿܫ‎
(nqoš)		 ܢܩܘܿܫܘܼܢ‎
(nqošun)
f ܢܩܘܿܫܝ‎
(nqoš)

Synonyms
  • (knock): ܬܲܩܬܸܩ‎ (taqtiq)
  • (ring): ܙܲܓܸܓ݂‎ (zaggiḡ), ܙܲܡܙܸܡ‎ (zamzim)
  • (play): ܡܵܚܹܐ‎ (māḥē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܢ-ܩ-ܫ‎ (n-q-š) related to knocking or beating. Compare Arabic نَقَسَ‎ (naqasa) and Hebrew נָקַשׁ‎ (nāqaš).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [n(ə)qaʃ]

Verb

ܢܩܫ • (transliteration needed)

  1. to knock (on a door)
  2. to ring (a bell)
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