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)
- copper
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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