ܢܘܫܐ
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Classical Syriac
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly related to ܢܦܫܐ (nap̄šā, “soul; funerary monument”), but compare ܢܘܣܐ (nawsā, “charnel, repository for dead; case, chest”), and for parallel semantic developments Latin loculus, German Kiste.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܢܘܫܐ • (nawšã) m (plural ܢܘܫܐ (nawšē))
Inflection
[edit] inflection of ܢܘܫܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܘܫ | ܢܘܫܝܢ |
| construct | ܢܘܫ | ܢܘܫܝ |
| emphatic | ܢܘܫܐ | ܢܘܫܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܘܫܝ | ܢܘܫܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܘܫܟ | ܢܘܫܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܘܫܟܝ | ܢܘܫܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܘܫܗ | ܢܘܫܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܘܫܗ | ܢܘܫܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܘܫܢ | ܢܘܫܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܘܫܟܘܢ | ܢܘܫܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܘܫܟܝܢ | ܢܘܫܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܘܫܗܘܢ | ܢܘܫܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܘܫܗܝܢ | ܢܘܫܝܗܝܢ |
References
[edit]- “nwš”, 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, page 200b
- 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 905a