ܢܦܫܗ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܢ ܦ ܫ (n p š)
3 terms

Etymology

Semantic loan from Arabic نَفْس (nafs).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [naf.ʃehː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [noːʃeː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [noːʃeħ]

Determiner

ܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ • (nafšēh) m sg (feminine ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܗ̇ (nafšāh), plural ܢܲܦ̮ܫܗܘܿܢ (nafšhon))

1. the same

   ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ ― mindī nafšēh ― the same thing (literally, “the thing itself”)

   ܦܲܪܨܘܿܦܵܐ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ ― parṣōpā nafšēh ― the same person (literally, “the person himself”)

   ܫܵܥܬܵܐ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܗ̇ ― šāˁtā nafšāh ― the same hour (literally, “the hour itself”)

Pronoun

ܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ • (nafšēh) m sg (feminine ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܗ̇ (nafšāh), plural ܢܲܦ̮ܫܗܘܿܢ (nafšhon))

1. (reflexive) form of ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (nafšā): himself, itself