ܣܢܩ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From the root ܣ-ܢ-ܩ (s-n-q) related to needing or lacking.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɑːnɪqː]

Verb

ܣܵܢܹܩ (sānēq) (present participle ܣܢܵܩܵܐ (snāqā), past participle ܣܢܝܼܩܵܐ (snīqā))

  1. to be in need; to need
    ܣܢܝܼܩܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܙܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ؟
    snīqā ìwetwā l-ḵačā zuzē?
    Did you need some money?
    ܣܢܝܼܩܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܠܚܲܕ݇ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ
    snīqā ìwen l-ḵa ktāwā ḵadtā.
    I need a new book.
    ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܝܵܐ ܣܢܝܼܩܬܵܐ ܠܠܲܚܡܵܐ ܒܘܼܫ ܙܵܘܕܵܐ.
    bit hoyā snīqtā l-laḵmā buš zāwdā.
    She will need more bread.
    • 1 Corinthians 12:21
      ܥܲܝܢܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܡܵܨܝܵܐ ܐܵܡܪܵܐ ܠܐܝܼܕܵܐ: «ܠܹܐ ܝܘܵܢ ܣܢܝܼܩܬܵ‌ܐ ܐܸܠܵܟ݂ܝ»؛ ܘܪܹܝܫܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܐ ܐܵܡܹܪ ܠܪܸܓ݂ܠܵܐ: «ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܣܢܝܼܩܵܐ ܐܸܠܵܟ݂ܝ».
      ʿaynā lē māṣyā āmrā l-īdā: “lē ìwān snīqtā illāḵ”; w-rēšā lē māṣē āmēr l-riḡlā: “lē ìwen snīqā illāḵ”.
      The eye cannot say to the hand: “I do not need you”; nor again the head to the foot: “I do not need you.”

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