ܢܚܠܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Compare Hebrew נַחַל (náḥal).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [naħlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [naħle(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܢܚܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܚܠܐ)
- torrent
- river, stream, wadi, gully
- gorge, valley
Inflection
inflection of ܢܚܠܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܚܠ | ܢܚܠܝܢ |
| construct | ܢܚܠ | ܢܚܠܝ |
| emphatic | ܢܚܠܐ | ܢܚܠܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܚܠܝ | ܢܚܠܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܚܠܟ | ܢܚܠܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܚܠܟܝ | ܢܚܠܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܚܠܗ | ܢܚܠܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܚܠܗ | ܢܚܠܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܚܠܢ | ܢܚܠܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܚܠܟܘܢ | ܢܚܠܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܚܠܟܝܢ | ܢܚܠܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܚܠܗܘܢ | ܢܚܠܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܚܠܗܝܢ | ܢܚܠܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܢ-ܚ-ܠ (n-ḥ-l) related to sifting.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nɑħlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [nɑħle(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܢܚܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܚܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܚܠܬܐ)
- sifter
Inflection
inflection of ܢܚܠܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܚܠ | ܢܚܠܝܢ |
| construct | ܢܚܠ | ܢܚܠܝ |
| emphatic | ܢܚܠܐ | ܢܚܠܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܚܠܝ | ܢܚܠܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܚܠܟ | ܢܚܠܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܚܠܟܝ | ܢܚܠܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܚܠܗ | ܢܚܠܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܚܠܗ | ܢܚܠܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܚܠܢ | ܢܚܠܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܚܠܟܘܢ | ܢܚܠܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܚܠܟܝܢ | ܢܚܠܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܚܠܗܘܢ | ܢܚܠܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܚܠܗܝܢ | ܢܚܠܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 3
From the root ܢ-ܚ-ܠ (n-ḥ-l) related to sifting.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [n(ə)ħɑlɑ(ʔ)]
Noun
ܢܚܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)
- sifting
- superstitious choosing of times
Inflection
declension of ܢܚܠܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܚܠ |
| construct | ܢܚܠ |
| emphatic | ܢܚܠܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܚܠܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܚܠܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܚܠܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܚܠܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܚܠܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܚܠܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܚܠܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܚܠܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܚܠܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܚܠܗܝܢ |
References
- “nḥl”, 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. 201a, b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 335b
- 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. 907b-908a