ܢܥܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܢ ܥ ܡ (n ˁ m)
3 terms

ܢܥܡܐ

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac. Outside Aramaic only found in Arabic نَعَام (naʕām), Safaitic 𐪌𐪒𐪃 (nʿm /⁠naʿām⁠/), and Mishnaic Hebrew נָעֳמִית (nāʿŏmîṯ).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [naʕʕaːmaː]

Noun

ܢܲܥܵܡܵܐ • (naˁāmā) m sg (plural ܢܲܥܵܡܹ̈ܐ (naˁāmē), feminine ܢܲܥܵܡܬܵܐ (naˁāmtā))

1. ostrich
   • Lamentations 4:3:

     ܐܘܼܦ ܝܵܪܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ ܚܠܝܼܨ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܒܸܙܵܐ، ܡܘܼܡܸܨ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܙܲܥܝܵܝ̈ܗܝ. ܒܪܵܬܵܐ ܕܛܵܝܸܦܝܼ ܠܡܵܚܘܿܬܵܐ ܕܐܵܣܝܘܼܬܵܐ، ܘܐܲܝܟ݂ ܢܲܥܵܡܹ̈ܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ.

     ūp yārōrē ḥlīṣ lhōn bizzā, mūmiṣ lhōn zaˁyāyh. brātā dṭāyipī lmāḥōtā d-āsyūtā, w-ayḵ naˁāmē gāw barīyā.

     Even the jackals draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܲܥܵܡܵܐ (naˁāmā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܢܲܥܵܡܝܼ (naˁāmī)		ܢܲܥܵܡܲܢ (naˁāman)
	construct	ܢܲܥܵܡ (naˁām)	2nd person	ܢܲܥܵܡܘܼܟ݂ (naˁāmūḵ)	ܢܲܥܵܡܵܟ݂ܝ (naˁāmāḵ)	ܢܲܥܵܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (naˁāmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܲܥܵܡܵܐ (naˁāmā)	3rd person	ܢܲܥܵܡܹܗ (naˁāmēh)	ܢܲܥܵܡܵܗ̇ (naˁāmāh)	ܢܲܥܵܡܗܘܿܢ (naˁāmhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܢܲܥܵܡܝܼ̈ (naˁāmī)		ܢܲܥܵܡܲܢ̈ (naˁāman)
	construct	ܢܲܥܵܡܲܝ̈ (naˁāmay)	2nd person	ܢܲܥܵܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (naˁāmūḵ)	ܢܲܥܵܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (naˁāmāḵ)	ܢܲܥܵܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (naˁāmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܲܥܵܡܹ̈ܐ (naˁāmē)	3rd person	ܢܲܥܵܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (naˁāmūh)	ܢܲܥܵܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (naˁāmōh)	ܢܲܥܵܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (naˁāmhōn)

Etymology 2

Ultimately borrowed from Arabic نِعْمَة (niʕma).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [naʕ.meː]

Noun

ܢܲܥܡܹ̈ܐ • (naˁmē) f pl (plural only)

1. grace, blessing, benefit

   Synonym: ܛܲܝܒܘܼܬܵܐ (ṭaybūtā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܲܥܡܹ̈ܐ (naˁmē)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܢܲܥܡܝܼ̈ (naˁmī)		ܢܲܥܡܲܢ̈ (naˁman)
	construct	ܢܲܥܡܲܝ̈ (naˁmay)	2nd person	ܢܲܥܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (naˁmūḵ)	ܢܲܥܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (naˁmāḵ)	ܢܲܥܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (naˁmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܲܥܡܹ̈ܐ (naˁmē)	3rd person	ܢܲܥܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (naˁmūh)	ܢܲܥܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (naˁmōh)	ܢܲܥܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (naˁmhōn)

Proper noun

ܢܲܥܡܹܐ • (naˁmē) f

1. a female given name

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Outside Aramaic only found in Arabic نَعَام (naʕām), Safaitic 𐪌𐪒𐪃 (nʿm /⁠naʿām⁠/), and Mishnaic Hebrew נָעֳמִית (nāʿŏmîṯ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [naʕˈʕɑ.mɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [naʕˈʕɑ.mɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [nɑˈʕo.mo]

Noun

ܢܥܡܐ • (naʿʿāmā) m (plural ܢܥܡܐ (naʿʿāmē))

1. ostrich

   Synonyms: ܟܢܦܝ ܫܒܚܝܢ, ܥܢܩܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ

   • Peshitta, Lamentations 4:3:

     ܓܠܝ̈ ܐܝܟ ܝܪܘܪ̈ܐ ܬܕܝܗܝ̈ܢ: ܘܐܝܢܩ ܓܪ̈ܝܗܝܢ. ܗܘܬ ܒܪܬ ܥܡܝ ܠܡܚܘܬܐ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗ̇ ܐܣܝܘܬܐ: ܘܐܝܟ ܢܥܡܐ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ.

     gəlay ʾāḵ yārōrē ṯəḏayhēn wə-ʾayneq gərayhēn: həwāṯ ba[r]ṯ ʿam[y] la-məḥōṯā ḏə-layt lāh ʾāsyūṯā, wə-ʾāḵ naʿʿāmā ḇə-maḏbərā.

     Even the jackals draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.

Inflection

    inflection of ܢܥܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܥܡ	ܢܥܡܝܢ
construct	ܢܥܡ	ܢܥܡܝ
emphatic	ܢܥܡܐ	ܢܥܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܥܡܝ	ܢܥܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܥܡܟ	ܢܥܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܥܡܟܝ	ܢܥܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܥܡܗ	ܢܥܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܥܡܗ	ܢܥܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܥܡܢ	ܢܥܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܥܡܟܘܢ	ܢܥܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܥܡܟܝܢ	ܢܥܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܥܡܗܘܢ	ܢܥܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܥܡܗܝܢ	ܢܥܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [nɛʕ.mɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [nɪʕ.mɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [neʕ.mo]

Noun

ܢܥܡܐ • (neʿmā) m (plural ܢܥܡܐ (neʿmē))

1. Alternative form of ܢܥܡܬܐ (neʿmṯā, “voice or tone in singing etc.”)

Inflection

    inflection of ܢܥܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܥܡ	ܢܥܡܝܢ
construct	ܢܥܡ	ܢܥܡܝ
emphatic	ܢܥܡܐ	ܢܥܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܥܡܝ	ܢܥܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܥܡܟ	ܢܥܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܥܡܟܝ	ܢܥܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܥܡܗ	ܢܥܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܥܡܗ	ܢܥܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܥܡܢ	ܢܥܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܥܡܟܘܢ	ܢܥܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܥܡܟܝܢ	ܢܥܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܥܡܗܘܢ	ܢܥܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܥܡܗܝܢ	ܢܥܡܝܗܝܢ

References

• “nˁm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-10-02
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 207a
• Löw, Immanuel (1911) “Lexikalische Miszellen”, in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes‎^[1] (in German), volume 25, pages 190–193, Nr. 5
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 343a
• 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, page 928a