ܢܫܩ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From the root ܢ-ܫ-ܩ (n-š-q) related to kissing, from Aramaic נֲשַׁק (năšaq), from Proto-Semitic *našaq- (to be in close contact, to be joined together); cognate Hebrew נָשַׁק (nasháq), נִשֵּׁק (nishék), Arabic نَسَقَ (nasaqa, to be touching closely or attached) and Akkadian 𒉈𒅢 (/našāqu/, to kiss).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [nɑːʃəq]

Verb

ܢܵܫܹܩ (nāšēq) (present participle ܢܫܵܩܵܐ (nšāqā), past participle ܢܩܝܼܫܵܐ (nšīqā))

  1. to kiss

Conjugation

See also

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