ܢܝܚܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [n(ə)jɑħɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [n(ə)jɑħe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܝܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (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
    inflection of ܢܝܚܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܢܝܚ‎ ܢܝܚܝܢ‎
construct ܢܝܚ‎ ܢܝܚܝ‎
emphatic ܢܝܚܐ ܢܝܚܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܢܝܚܝ‎ ܢܝܚܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your) ܢܝܚܟ‎ ܢܝܚܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your) ܢܝܚܟܝ‎ ܢܝܚܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his) ܢܝܚܗ‎ ܢܝܚܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her) ܢܝܚܗ‎ ܢܝܚܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our) ܢܝܚܢ‎ ܢܝܚܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your) ܢܝܚܟܘܢ‎ ܢܝܚܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your) ܢܝܚܟܝܢ‎ ܢܝܚܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their) ܢܝܚܗܘܢ‎ ܢܝܚܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their) ܢܝܚܗܝܢ‎ ܢܝܚܝܗܝܢ‎

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
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