ܢܣܝܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܣ ܐ (n s ˀ)
5 terms

Inherited from Aramaic נֶסְיוֹנָא (nesyōnā), of an old noun formation pattern 1i23ōnā seen in remnants in Classical Syriac; Hebrew נִסָּיוֹן (nisayón).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nɪs.joːnɑː]

Noun

ܢܸܣܝܘܿܢܵܐ • (nisyōnā) m sg (plural ܢܸܣܝܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (nisyōnē))

1. temptation, trial
   • Matthew 6:13:

     ܘܠܵܐ ܡܲܥܒ݂ܪܸܬ ܠܲܢ ܠܢܸܣܝܘܿܢܵܐ، ܐܸܠܵܐ ܦܲܨܝܼ ܠܲܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܝܼܫܵܐ، ܡܸܛܠ ܕܝܼܘܼܟ݂ ܝܼܠܵܗ̇ ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ، ܘܚܲܝܠܵܐ، ܘܬܸܫܒܘܿܚܬܵܐ ܠܥܵܠܲܡ ܥܵܠܡܝܼܢ. ܐܵܡܹܝܢ.

     w-lā maˁḇrit lan l-nisyōnā, illā paṣī lan min bīšā, miṭṭul dīyūḵ īlāh malkūṯā, w-ḥaylā, w-tišbōḥtā l-ˁālam ˁālmīn. āmēn.

     And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

2. (pathology) sickness, illness

   Synonyms: ܡܲܪܥܵܐ (marˁā), ܟܘܼܪܗܵܢܵܐ (kurhānā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܸܣܝܘܿܢܵܐ (nisyōnā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܢܸܣܝܘܿܢܝܼ (nisyōnī)		ܢܸܣܝܘܿܢܲܢ (nisyōnan)
	construct	ܢܸܣܝܘܿܢ (nisyōn)	2nd person	ܢܸܣܝܘܿܢܘܼܟ݂ (nisyōnūḵ)	ܢܸܣܝܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ (nisyōnāḵ)	ܢܸܣܝܘܿܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nisyōnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܸܣܝܘܿܢܵܐ (nisyōnā)	3rd person	ܢܸܣܝܘܿܢܹܗ (nisyōnēh)	ܢܸܣܝܘܿܢܵܗ̇ (nisyōnāh)	ܢܸܣܝܘܿܢܗܘܿܢ (nisyōnhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܢܸܣܝܘܿܢܝܼ̈ (nisyōnī)		ܢܸܣܝܘܿܢܲܢ̈ (nisyōnan)
	construct	ܢܸܣܝܘܿܢܲܝ̈ (nisyōnay)	2nd person	ܢܸܣܝܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nisyōnūḵ)	ܢܸܣܝܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nisyōnāḵ)	ܢܸܣܝܘܿܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nisyōnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܸܣܝܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (nisyōnē)	3rd person	ܢܸܣܝܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nisyōnūh)	ܢܸܣܝܘܿܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (nisyōnōh)	ܢܸܣܝܘܿܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (nisyōnhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܢ-ܣ-ܐ (n-s-ʾ) related to tempting. Compare Hebrew נִסָּיוֹן (nissāyôn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɛsjonɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nɛsjone(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܣܝܘܢܐ • (nesyōnā) m (plural ܢܣܝܘܢܐ)

1. temptation, trial
2. (pathology) sickness, illness

Inflection

    inflection of ܢܣܝܘܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܣܝܘܢ	ܢܣܝܘܢܝܢ
construct	ܢܣܝܘܢ	ܢܣܝܘܢܝ
emphatic	ܢܣܝܘܢܐ	ܢܣܝܘܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܣܝܘܢܝ	ܢܣܝܘܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܣܝܘܢܟ	ܢܣܝܘܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܣܝܘܢܟܝ	ܢܣܝܘܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܣܝܘܢܗ	ܢܣܝܘܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܣܝܘܢܗ	ܢܣܝܘܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܣܝܘܢܢ	ܢܣܝܘܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܣܝܘܢܟܘܢ	ܢܣܝܘܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܣܝܘܢܟܝܢ	ܢܣܝܘܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܣܝܘܢܗܘܢ	ܢܣܝܘܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܣܝܘܢܗܝܢ	ܢܣܝܘܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “nsywn”, 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, p. 206a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 342a
• 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. 925b