ܢܚܫܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic نُحَاس (nuḥās) and Hebrew נְחֹשֶׁת (nəḥōšeṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [n(ə)ħɑʃɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܢܚܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

1. copper
2. any alloy of copper (bronze, brass, etc.)

Inflection

    declension of ܢܚܫܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܢܚܫ
construct	ܢܚܫ
emphatic	ܢܚܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܚܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܚܫܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܚܫܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܚܫܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܚܫܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܚܫܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܚܫܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܚܫܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܚܫܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܚܫܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܢܚܫܝܐ
• ܢܚܫܐ ܠܒܢܝܐ
• ܢܚܫܐ ܩܘܪܢܬܝܐ

Etymology 2

Modified from above. Compare Arabic نَحَّاس (naḥḥās).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [naħħɑʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [naħħɑʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܚܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܚܫܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܚܫܬܐ)

1. coppersmith, brazier

Inflection

    inflection of ܢܚܫܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܚܫ	ܢܚܫܝܢ
construct	ܢܚܫ	ܢܚܫܝ
emphatic	ܢܚܫܐ	ܢܚܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܚܫܝ	ܢܚܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܚܫܟ	ܢܚܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܚܫܟܝ	ܢܚܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܚܫܗ	ܢܚܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܚܫܗ	ܢܚܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܚܫܢ	ܢܚܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܚܫܟܘܢ	ܢܚܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܚܫܟܝܢ	ܢܚܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܚܫܗܘܢ	ܢܚܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܚܫܗܝܢ	ܢܚܫܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Compare Hebrew נַחַשׁ (náḥaš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɛħʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nɛħʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܚܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܚܫܐ)

1. augury, divination, soothsaying, fortune telling

Inflection

    inflection of ܢܚܫܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܚܫ	ܢܚܫܝܢ
construct	ܢܚܫ	ܢܚܫܝ
emphatic	ܢܚܫܐ	ܢܚܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܚܫܝ	ܢܚܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܚܫܟ	ܢܚܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܚܫܟܝ	ܢܚܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܚܫܗ	ܢܚܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܚܫܗ	ܢܚܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܚܫܢ	ܢܚܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܚܫܟܘܢ	ܢܚܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܚܫܟܝܢ	ܢܚܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܚܫܗܘܢ	ܢܚܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܚܫܗܝܢ	ܢܚܫܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Modified from above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɑħʃɑ(ʔ)], [naħħɑʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nɑħʃe(ʔ)], [naħħɑʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܚܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܚܫܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܚܫܬܐ)

1. augur, diviner, soothsayer, fortune teller

Inflection

    inflection of ܢܚܫܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܚܫ	ܢܚܫܝܢ
construct	ܢܚܫ	ܢܚܫܝ
emphatic	ܢܚܫܐ	ܢܚܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܚܫܝ	ܢܚܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܚܫܟ	ܢܚܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܚܫܟܝ	ܢܚܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܚܫܗ	ܢܚܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܚܫܗ	ܢܚܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܚܫܢ	ܢܚܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܚܫܟܘܢ	ܢܚܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܚܫܟܝܢ	ܢܚܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܚܫܗܘܢ	ܢܚܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܚܫܗܝܢ	ܢܚܫܝܗܝܢ

References

• “nḥš”, 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. 201b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 336a
• 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, pp. 908b-909a