ܢܚܢܚܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Akkadian 𒈾𒄴𒈾𒄭𒂊𒋼 (/⁠naḫnaḫatu⁠/, “cartilage”) and Arabic نَحْنَحَة (naḥnaḥa).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [nax.nax.tɑː]

Noun

ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܵܐ • (naḥnaḥtā) f (plural ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬܹ̈ܐ (naḥnḥātē))

1. (anatomy, immunology) tonsil, throat gland

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܵܐ (naḥnaḥtā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	- (-)	1st person	ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܝܼ (naḥnaḥtī)		ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܲܢ (naḥnaḥtan)
	construct	ܢܚܢܚܬ ()	2nd person	ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܘܼܟ݂ (naḥnaḥtūḵ)	ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܵܟ݂ܝ (naḥnaḥtāḵ)	ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (naḥnaḥtāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܵܐ (naḥnaḥtā)	3rd person	ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܹܗ (naḥnaḥtēh)	ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܘܿܗ̇ (naḥnaḥtōh)	ܢܲܚܢܲܚܬܗܘܿܢ (naḥnaḥthōn)
plural	absolute	- (-)	1st person	ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬܝܼ̈ (naḥnḥātī)		ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬܲܢ̈ (naḥnḥātan)
	construct	ܢܚܢܚܬ ()	2nd person	ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (naḥnḥātūḵ)	ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (naḥnḥātāḵ)	ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (naḥnḥātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬܹ̈ܐ (naḥnḥātē)	3rd person	ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (naḥnḥātūh)	ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (naḥnḥātōh)	ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (naḥnḥāthōn)

Derived terms

• ܚܵܨܘܿܝܘܼܬ ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥāṣōyūt naḥnḥātē, “tonsillectomy”)
• ܫܘܼܠܗܵܒ݂ ܢܲܚܢܚܵܬܹ̈ܐ (šulhāḇ naḥnḥātē, “tonsillitis”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Akkadian 𒈾𒄴𒈾𒄭𒂊𒋼 (/⁠naḫnaḫatu⁠/, “cartilage”) and Arabic نَحْنَحَة (naḥnaḥa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [naħnaħtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [naħn(ə)ħɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܢܚܢܚܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܢܚܢܚܬܐ)

1. (anatomy, immunology) tonsil, throat gland

Inflection

    declension of ܢܚܢܚܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܚܢܚܐ	ܢܚܢܚܢ
construct	ܢܚܢܚܬ	ܢܚܢܚܬ
emphatic	ܢܚܢܚܬܐ	ܢܚܢܚܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܚܢܚܬܝ	ܢܚܢܚܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܚܢܚܬܟ	ܢܚܢܚܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܚܢܚܬܟܝ	ܢܚܢܚܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܚܢܚܬܗ	ܢܚܢܚܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܚܢܚܬܗ	ܢܚܢܚܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܚܢܚܬܢ	ܢܚܢܚܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܚܢܚܬܟܘܢ	ܢܚܢܚܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܚܢܚܬܟܝܢ	ܢܚܢܚܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܚܢܚܬܗܘܢ	ܢܚܢܚܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܚܢܚܬܗܝܢ	ܢܚܢܚܬܗܝܢ

References

• “nḥnḥh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 335b
• 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. 908a