ܢܐܣ

ܢܐܣ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܢ ܐ ܣ‎ (n ʾ s)
1 term

Etymology

Possibly related to ܢܵܓܹܙ‎ (nāgēz, “to bite”) and thus dissimilated from ܢܵܩܹܙ‎ (nāqēz, “to puncture”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [nɑːʔeːs]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [naʔɪs]

Verb

ܢܵܐܹܣ • (nāʾēs) (present participle ܢܐܵܣܵܐ‎ (nʾāsā), past participle ܢܐܝܼܣܵܐ‎ (nʾīsā))

1. to sting, to bite (of bugs or other animals)

   ‏ܟܸܡ ܢܵܐܣܵܐ ܠܝܼ ܕܸܒܘܿܪܬܵܐ‎

   kim nāsā lī dibortā

   A bee stung me.

   ‏ܟܲܠܒܵܐ ܢܐܝܼܣ ܠܹܗ‎

   kalbā nʾīs lēh

   The dog bit.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܢܵܐܹܣ (nāʾēs)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܢܐܝܼܣ ܠܝܼ‎ (nʾīs lī)	ܢܐܝܼܣ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎ (nʾīs luḵ)	ܢܐܝܼܣ ܠܹܗ‎ (nʾīs lēh)	ܢܐܝܼܣ ܠܲܢ‎ (nʾīs lan)	ܢܐܝܼܣ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (nʾīs lāwḵon)	ܢܐܝܼܣ ܠܗܘܿܢ‎ (nʾīs lhon)
	f		ܢܐܝܼܣ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (nʾīs lāḵ)	ܢܐܝܼܣ ܠܵܗ̇‎ (nʾīs lāh)
non-past	m	ܢܵܐܣܹܢ‎ (nāsēn)	ܢܵܐܣܹܬ‎ (nāsēt)	ܢܵܐܹܣ (nāʾēs)	ܢܵܐܣܲܚ‎ (nāsaḥ)	ܢܵܐܣܝܼܬܘܿܢ‎ (nāsīton)	ܢܵܐܣܝܼ‎ (nāsī)
	f	ܢܵܐܣܵܢ‎ (nāsān)	ܢܵܐܣܵܬܝ‎ (nāsāt)	ܢܵܐܣܵܐ‎ (nāsā)
imperative	m		ܢܐܘܿܣ‎ (nʾos)			ܢܐܘܿܣܘܼܢ‎ (nʾosun)
	f		ܢܐܘܿܣܝ‎ (nʾos)