ܢܩܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܩ ܫ (n q š)
1 term

From Aramaic נֵקַשׁ (nəqaš); related to Hebrew נָקַשׁ (nakhásh) and Arabic نَقَسَ (naqasa).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [nɑːqeʃː]

Verb

ܢܵܩܹܫ • (nāqēš) (present participle ܢܩܵܫܵܐ (nqāšā), past participle ܢܩܝܼܫܵܐ (nqīšā))

1. to knock, pound
2. to ring a bell
3. to play music, an instrument

   ܐܲܝܢܝܼ ܙܡܵܪܬܵܐ ܢܵܩܫܲܚ؟ ― Which song shall we play?

   ܟܹܐ ܢܵܩܫܹܢ ܦܝܵܢܘܿ، ܫܝܼܦܘܿܪܵܐ، ܘܛܲܒ݂ܠܵܐ.

   kē nāqšēn pyānō, šīpōrā, w-ṭaḇlā.

   I play the piano, trumpet and drums.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܢܵܩܹܫ (nāqēš)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܢܩܝܼܫ ܠܝܼ (nqīš lī)	ܢܩܝܼܫ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (nqīš lūḵ)	ܢܩܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ (nqīš lēh)	ܢܩܝܼܫ ܠܲܢ (nqīš lan)	ܢܩܝܼܫ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nqīš lāwḵōn)	ܢܩܝܼܫ ܠܗܘܿܢ (nqīš lhōn)
	f		ܢܩܝܼܫ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (nqīš lāḵ)	ܢܩܝܼܫ ܠܵܗ̇ (nqīš lāh)
non-past	m	ܢܵܩܫܹܢ (nāqšēn)	ܢܵܩܫܹܬ (nāqšēt)	ܢܵܩܹܫ (nāqēš)	ܢܵܩܫܲܚ (nāqšaḥ)	ܢܵܩܫܝܼܬܘܿܢ (nāqšītōn)	ܢܵܩܫܝܼ (nāqšī)
	f	ܢܵܩܫܵܢ (nāqšān)	ܢܵܩܫܵܬܝ (nāqšāt)	ܢܵܩܫܵܐ (nāqšā)
imperative	m		ܢܩܘܿܫ (nqōš)			ܢܩܘܿܫܘܼܢ (nqōšūn)
	f		ܢܩܘܿܫܝ (nqōš)

Synonyms

• (knock): ܬܲܩܬܸܩ (taqtiq)
• (ring): ܙܲܓܸܓ݂ (zaggiḡ), ܙܲܡܙܸܡ (zamzim)
• (play): ܡܵܚܹܐ (māḥē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܢ-ܩ-ܫ (n-q-š) related to knocking or beating. Compare Arabic نَقَسَ (naqasa) and Hebrew נָקַשׁ (nāqaš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [n(ə)qaʃ]

Verb

ܢܩܫ • (transliteration needed)

1. to knock (on a door)
2. to ring (a bell)