ܢܘܡܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܢ-ܘ-ܡ (n-w-m) related to sleeping. Compare Arabic نَوْمَة (nawma) and Hebrew נוּמָה (nûmâ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nawm(ə)θɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [nawmɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܢܘܡܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܢܘܡܬܐ)
- sleep, slumber
Inflection
declension of ܢܘܡܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܘܡܐ | ܢܘܡܢ |
| construct | ܢܘܡܬ | ܢܘܡܬ |
| emphatic | ܢܘܡܬܐ | ܢܘܡܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܘܡܬܝ | ܢܘܡܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܘܡܬܟ | ܢܘܡܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܘܡܬܟܝ | ܢܘܡܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܘܡܬܗ | ܢܘܡܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܘܡܬܗ | ܢܘܡܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܘܡܬܢ | ܢܘܡܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܘܡܬܟܘܢ | ܢܘܡܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܘܡܬܟܝܢ | ܢܘܡܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܘܡܬܗܘܢ | ܢܘܡܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܘܡܬܗܝܢ | ܢܘܡܬܗܝܢ |
References
- “nwmh”, 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. 200a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 332b
- 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, p. 900b