ܢܩܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܢ ܩ ܒ (n q b)
2 terms

Alternative forms

• ܢܘܼܩܒܵܐ (nuqbā)

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew נֶקֶב (nékev) and Arabic نَقْب (naqb).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [nɪqbaː]

Noun

ܢܸܩܒܵܐ • (niqbā) m sg (plural ܢܸܩܒܹ̈ܐ (niqbē) or ܢܸܩܒܵܢܹ̈ܐ (niqbānē) or ܢܸܩܒܵܒܹ̈ܐ (niqbābē))

1. hole, pore, punch

   Synonyms: ܒܸܙܥܵܐ (bizˁā), ܩܸܕܚܵܐ (qidḥā), ܚܪܘܿܪܵܐ (ḥrōrā)

2. eye, eyelet of a needle
   • Mark 10:25:

     ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܦܩܝܼܫܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܠܓܲܡܠܵܐ ܕܥܵܒ݂ܹܪ ܒܢܸܩܒܵܐ ܕܚܡܵܛܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܥܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܹܪ ܠܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ.

     yatīr pqīštā ìlāh l-gamlā d-ˁāḇēr b-niqbā dḥmāṭā min d-ˁatīrā ˁāḇēr l-malkūṯā d-allāhā.

     It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܸܩܒܵܐ (niqbā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܢܸܩܒܝܼ (niqbī)		ܢܸܩܒܲܢ (niqban)
	construct	ܢܩܸܒ݂ (nqiḇ)	2nd person	ܢܸܩܒܘܼܟ݂ (niqbūḵ)	ܢܸܩܒܵܟ݂ܝ (niqbāḵ)	ܢܸܩܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (niqbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܸܩܒܵܐ (niqbā)	3rd person	ܢܸܩܒܹܗ (niqbēh)	ܢܸܩܒܵܗ̇ (niqbāh)	ܢܸܩܒܗܘܿܢ (niqbhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܢܸܩܒܝܼ̈ (niqbī)		ܢܸܩܒܲܢ̈ (niqban)
	construct	ܢܸܩܒܲܝ̈ (niqbay)	2nd person	ܢܸܩܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (niqbūḵ)	ܢܸܩܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (niqbāḵ)	ܢܸܩܒܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (niqbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܸܩܒܹ̈ܐ (niqbē)	3rd person	ܢܸܩܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ (niqbūh)	ܢܸܩܒ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (niqbōh)	ܢܸܩܒܗ̈ܘܿܢ (niqbhōn)

Etymology 2

Compare Classical Syriac ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܵܐ, Hebrew נְקֵבָה (nəqēḇâ).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [nɪqvaː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [nɪqvaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [nɪqwa]

Noun

ܢܸܩܒ݂ܵܐ • (niqḇā) f

1. Alternative form of ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܵܐ (niqbṯā, “woman”)