ܢܘܚܐ
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Classical Syriac[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the root ܢ-ܘ-ܚ (n-w-ḥ) related to resting. Compare Arabic نَوْح (nawḥ) and Hebrew נוֹחַ (nôaḥ).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ܢܘܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܘܚܐ)
- quiet, calm, serenity, repose, rest
- resting-place
- (weather) calm weather
- inactivity, cessation
Inflection[edit]
inflection of ܢܘܚܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܘܚ | ܢܘܚܝܢ |
| construct | ܢܘܚ | ܢܘܚܝ |
| emphatic | ܢܘܚܐ | ܢܘܚܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܘܚܝ | ܢܘܚܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܘܚܟ | ܢܘܚܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܘܚܟܝ | ܢܘܚܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܘܚܗ | ܢܘܚܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܘܚܗ | ܢܘܚܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܘܚܢ | ܢܘܚܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܘܚܟܘܢ | ܢܘܚܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܘܚܟܝܢ | ܢܘܚܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܘܚܗܘܢ | ܢܘܚܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܘܚܗܝܢ | ܢܘܚܝܗܝܢ |
References[edit]
- “nwḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-03-29
- 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. 331b
- 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. 897b