ܓܘܢܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Northern Kurdish جوان (cwan, “young, beautiful”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒwan.qɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒoːnqa]

Noun

ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܵܐ • (jwanqā) m sg (plural ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܹ̈ܐ (jwanqē), feminine ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܬܵܐ (jwanqtā) or ܚܲܡܬܵܐ (ḥamtā))

1. (slang) guy, boy, young man, young unmarried man
2. (slang) beau, suitor, sweetheart, lover

Inflection

Inflection of ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܵܐ (jwanqā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܝܼ (jwanqī)		ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܲܢ (jwanqan)
	construct	ܓ̰ܲܘܢܲܩ (jawnaq)	2nd person	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܘܼܟ݂ (jwanqūḵ)	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܵܟ݂ܝ (jwanqāḵ)	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (jwanqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܵܐ (jwanqā)	3rd person	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܹܗ (jwanqēh)	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܵܗ̇ (jwanqāh)	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܗܘܿܢ (jwanqhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܝܼ̈ (jwanqī)		ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܲܢ̈ (jwanqan)
	construct	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܲܝ̈ (jwanqay)	2nd person	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (jwanqūḵ)	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (jwanqāḵ)	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (jwanqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܹ̈ܐ (jwanqē)	3rd person	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܘܼ̈ܗܝ (jwanqūh)	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (jwanqōh)	ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܗ̈ܘܿܢ (jwanqhōn)

See also

• ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܐ (yālā, “boy”)
• ܥܠܲܝܡܵܐ (ˁlaymā, “youth”)

Adjective

ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܵܐ • (jwanqā) (feminine ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܬܵܐ (jwanqtā), plural ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܹ̈ܐ (jwanqē))

1. (slang) beautiful, attractive, sexy